Section 13-0340. Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix)

The  department may, until December thirty-first, two thousand eleven,
  fix by regulation measures for the  management  of  bluefish  (Pomatomus
  saltatrix), including size limits, catch and possession limits, open and
  closed  seasons,  closed areas, restrictions on the manner of taking and
  landing,   requirements   for   permits   and   eligibility    therefor,
  recordkeeping  requirements,  requirements  on  the  amount  and type of
  fishing effort and gear, and requirements  relating  to  transportation,
  possession  and  sale,  provided  that  such  regulations  are  no  less
  restrictive than requirements set forth in  this  chapter  and  provided
  further  that  such  regulations  are  consistent  with  the  compliance
  requirements of applicable  fishery  management  plans  adopted  by  the
  Atlantic   States   Marine  Fisheries  Commission  and  with  applicable
  provisions of fishery management plans adopted pursuant to  the  Federal
  Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. § 1800 et seq.).