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Read. Follow. Verify.New Jersey Bill A840 Changes Catch History Baseline for Menhaden Purse Seine Fishing Quotas
Last action · January 13, 2026: Introduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources CommitteeSponsor: Gerry Scharfenberger
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill alters the baseline calculation period used to determine individual transferable quotas for the menhaden , shifting the start year from 2014 to 2011 to encompass eight years of landings instead of five.
Changes the historical catch data window used by state regulators to calculate commercial fishing allocations for vessel owners, altering how much menhaden individual operators are permitted to harvest.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Menhaden purse seine fishery licensees
Their individual transferable quota allocations are recalculated based on an expanded eight-year catch history window from 2011 through 2018.
Menhaden dealers
They are subject to notice requirements and incidental catch rules tied to the operational status and closures of specific gear-type quotas.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What years of historical catch data are used to calculate quotas under this bill?
Who is eligible to receive an individual transferable quota under this system?
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, Referred to Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
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