From an email from the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife on September 1:

The Striped Bass Bonus Program is now open.

This unique program allows for the harvest of a third "bonus" fish because the commercial harvest quota of striped bass was transferred to the recreational fishing sector. 

Applications must be submitted before October 31, and reporting SBBP harvest within 24 hours is mandatory. 

For application and regulation information visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/bonusbas.htm on the Division of Fish and Wildlife's website.

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