N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 6, § 10.10 – Taking of anadromous river herring (alewife and blueback herring) in the Hudson River and its tributaries and embayments.

(1) Anadromous river herring are made up of the two species: alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, and blueback herring, Alosa aestivalis, that are present in the Hudson River and all its tributaries and all portions of New York rivers open to the Atlantic Ocean, except for the St. Lawrence River.
(2) Land-locked alewife are alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, present in waterbodies other than listed in paragraph (1) of this subdivision.
(3) Hudson River, for the purposes of this Part, means the main-stem, non-tidal river from Lock 1 near Waterford, NY south to the Federal Dam, and the main-stem tidal river from the Federal Dam at Troy, New York downstream to the George Washington Bridge at river mile 11, as measured in miles from the Battery at the tip of Manhattan, excluding all tributaries listed in Table A of this section.
(4) Hudson River tributaries means the named stream, kill or creek, upstream of a line drawn between the north and south entrance points on the Hudson River, delineated by the latitude and longitude listed in Table A of this section, and any unnamed stream kill or creek upstream of the mean high water line on the Hudson River.
(5) Hudson River embayment means a bay of the Hudson River closed off from the main river by a natural (shoals) or unnatural (railroad trestles, dredge spoil deposits, etc.) barrier with small confined entrances. Embayments can include one or several Hudson River tributaries.

(6) Party and charter boat operator or operator means those individuals operating a boat for hire that meets the definition of party and charter boat in section 40.1 of this Title, or the holder of a marine and coastal district party and charter boat license issued pursuant to section 13-0336 of the Environmental Conservation Law.

(b) Table A—Hudson River embayments and Hudson River tributaries.

	Tributary or embayment	County	North latitude	North longitude	South latitude	South longitude
(1)	Binnen Kill	Albany	42.50659	-73.77726	42.50573	-73.77998
(2)	Coeymans Creek	Albany	42.47625	-73.78976	42.47576	-73.78979
(3)	Normans Kill	Albany	42.60758	-73.76305	42.60709	-73.76307
(4)	Vloman Kill	Albany	42.54240	-73.75922	42.54219	-73.75925
(5)	Cheviot Creek	Columbia	42.17110	-73.87083	42.17107	-73.87088
(6)	Mill Creek	Columbia	42.41288	-73.77542	42.41281	-73.77544
(7)	North Bay Embayment	Columbia	42.27983	-73.77993	42.25987	-73.79398
(8)	Roeliff Jansen Kill	Columbia	42.18055	-73.85925	42.17972	-73.85996
(9)	Schodack Creek	Columbia	42.42778	-73.77505	42.42675	-73.77867
(10)	South Bay Creek	Columbia	42.24992	-73.80650	42.24981	-73.80683
(11)	Stockport Creek	Columbia	42.30904	-73.77201	42.30417	-73.77074
(12)	Astor Cove Embayment	Dutchess	41.94769	-73.94454	41.94132	-73.94320
(13)	Casperkill Creek	Dutchess	41.61560	-73.94648	41.61548	-73.94642
(14)	Crum Elbow	Dutchess	41.78780	-73.94689	41.78742	-73.94690
(15)	Fallkill Creek	Dutchess	41.70930	-73.94014	41.70918	-73.94014
(16)	Fishkill Creek Embayment	Dutchess	41.48840	-73.98116	41.48403	-73.98171
(17)	Indian Kill	Dutchess	41.83554	-73.94330	41.83410	-73.94235
(18)	Maritje Kill Embayment	Dutchess	41.75371	-73.93653	41.75244	-73.93621
(19)	Meriches Creek Embayment	Dutchess	41.76303	-73.94209	41.75714	-73.93759
(20)	Mudder Kill	Dutchess	41.99343	-73.93214	41.99340	-73.93214
(21)	North Staatsburg Creek	Dutchess	41.86503	-73.92872	41.86498	-73.92878
(22)	Rhinecliff Cove Embayment	Dutchess	41.93616	-73.94358	41.92841	-73.94740
(23)	Tivoli North Bay Embayment	Dutchess	42.05173	-73.92458	42.03216	-73.92577
(24)	Tivoli South Bay Embayment	Dutchess	42.02971	-73.92590	42.00840	-73.92770
(25)	Vanderburg Cove Embayment	Dutchess	41.88195	-73.93453	41.87064	-73.92801
(26)	Wappinger Creek	Dutchess	41.58256	-73.94739	41.58196	-73.94736
(27)	Burget Creek	Greene	42.18698	-73.86683	42.18670	-73.86700
(28)	Catskill Creek	Greene	42.20875	-73.85314	42.20434	-73.85386
(29)	Coraier Creek	Greene	42.25471	-73.81673	42.25451	-73.81683
(30)	Corlaer Kill	Greene	42.23762	-73.84558	42.23758	-73.84568
(31)	Coxsackie Creek	Greene	42.39081	-73.79327	42.39023	-73.79466
(32)	Hannacroix Creek	Greene	42.46417	-73.78548	42.46409	-73.78755
(33)	Mineral Spring Brook	Greene	42.17692	-73.88907	42.17682	-73.88919
(34)	Murderers Creek	Greene	42.27263	-73.80095	42.27230	-73.80129
(35)	Ramshorn Creek	Greene	42.19785	-73.85713	42.19760	-73.85751
(36)	Dock Hill Creek	Orange	41.44448	-74.00010	41.44440	-73.99997
(37)	Moodna Creek	Orange	41.45372	-74.01648	41.45349	-74.01638
(38)	Popolopen Brook	Orange	41.32193	-73.98619	41.32079	-73.98644
(39)	Quassaic Creek	Orange	41.48798	-74.00685	41.48748	-74.00725
(40)	Roseton Brook	Orange	41.56448	-73.97586	41.56439	-73.97597
(41)	The Clove Embayment	Orange	41.43449	-73.98432	41.42743	-73.98055
(42)	Constitution Marsh Embayment	Putnam	41.41369	-73.95635	41.39188	-73.94389
(43)	Copper Mine Brook	Putnam	41.34129	-73.96057	41.34111	-73.96069
(44)	Mill Creek	Rensselaer	42.64149	-73.74727	42.64108	-73.74746
(45)	Moordener/Papscanee Creek	Rensselaer	42.54425	-73.75473	42.54190	-73.75492
(46)	Poesten Kill	Rensselaer	42.72080	-73.69830	42.72060	-73.69837
(47)	Vlockie Kill	Rensselaer	42.52645	-73.75884	42.52638	-73.75886
(48)	Wynants Kill	Rensselaer	42.70555	-73.70198	42.70550	-73.70199
(49)	Cedar Pond Brook Embayment	Rockland	41.22645	-73.97418	41.22590	-73.97276
(50)	Crumhill Creek	Rockland	41.03050	-73.90434	41.02921	-73.90398
(51)	Iona Marsh Embayment	Rockland	41.31171	-73.98521	41.29686	-73.96989
(52)	Minisceongo Creek	Rockland	41.20510	-73.96240	41.20488	-73.96232
(53)	Sparkill Creek	Rockland	41.03862	-73.90834	41.03826	-73.90836
(54)	Mohawk River	Saratoga/Albany	42.78553	-73.67720	42.76054	-73.68679
(55)	Black Creek	Ulster	41.82565	-73.95636	41.82513	-73.95715
(56)	Esopus Creek	Ulster	42.07202	-73.92941	42.06653	-73.93307
(57)	Lattintown Creek Embayment	Ulster	41.60293	-73.96196	41.60223	-73.96180
(58)	Rondout Creek	Ulster	41.92071	-73.96244	41.91952	-73.96256
(59)	Sawyer Kill	Ulster	42.08108	-73.93770	42.08098	-73.93761
(60)	Twalfskill Creek	Ulster	41.71641	-73.94866	41.71636	-73.94868
(61)	Annsville Embayment	Westchester	41.29525	-73.94541	41.29322	-73.93652
(62)	Croton River Embayment	Westchester	41.18477	-73.88007	41.17694	-73.87610
(63)	Dickey Brook	Westchester	41.27274	-73.94073	41.27254	-73.94082
(64)	Furnace Brook Embayment	Westchester	41.23078	-73.92874	41.22595	-73.92336
(65)	Pocantico River	Westchester	41.09162	-73.87015	41.09146	-73.87019
(66)	Saw Mill River	Westchester	40.93604	-73.90411	40.93574	-73.90398
(67)	Sing Sing Brook	Westchester	41.15811	-73.87143	41.15793	-73.87129
(68)	Sparta Brook	Westchester	41.14173	-73.86803	41.14167	-73.86801

(1) No person shall fish for or take anadromous river herring in the Hudson River and its tributaries:
1. (i) unless they possess a marine fishery registration or are entitled to fish without a license;
2. (ii) other than in the open season specified in Table B of this section;
3. (iii) in excess of the possession limit specified in Table B of this section, except for individuals as defined in paragraph (4) of this subdivision; and
4. (iv) other than using the manner of take listed in Table B of this section.

(2) Table B—Recreational fishing.

Species	Open season	Minimum length	Daily possession limit	Manner of taking
Anadromous River herring in the Hudson River	March 15 through June 15	None	10 per angler, OR a maximum boat limit of 50 per day for a group of boat anglers, whichever is lower	Angling or by personal use nets as defined in paragraph (3) of this subdivision
Anadromous River herring in the named and unnamed Hudson River tributaries and embayments	March 15 through June 15	None	10 per angler, OR a maximum boat limit of 50 per day for a group of boat anglers, whichever is lower	Angling only
Anadromous River herring in all other waters of New York State	Possession prohibited

(3) Taking of anadromous river herring with a net for personal use.
1. (i) No person shall take anadromous river herring with a net within Hudson River tributaries and embayments.
2. (ii) No person shall take anadromous river herring from the Hudson River:
  1. (a) unless they meet the requirements listed in the general provisions of this section;
  2. (b) with more than one net when taking with a scap or dip net;
  3. (c) with a dip net exceeding 14 inches in diameter if it is round form or exceeding 13 inches by 13 inches if it is square form;
  4. (d) with a scap, or lift, net exceeding 16 square feet;
  5. (e) with a seine net exceeding 36 square feet; or
  6. (f) with a cast net exceeding 10 feet in diameter.
3. (iii) Prior to entering a Hudson River tributary or embayment, all personal use nets must be stowed in a secured container on deck or in a container below deck.
(4) Taking of anadromous river herring aboard party and charter boats.
1. (i) The operator of a party or charter boat may take and possess a limit of anadromous river herring of 10 per reserved fare or a maximum boat limit of 50 fish per day for a group of reserved fares, whichever is lower.
2. (ii) The operator of a party or charter boat operating above the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge on the Hudson River may possess anadromous river herring in excess of the individual recreational possession limit, as specified in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, prior to the commencement of a fishing charter.
3. (iii) To qualify for the party and charter boat river herring possession limit exemption, the operator must register with the department before beginning fishing operations.
  1. (a) An operator possessing a New York State marine and coastal district party and charter boat license will provide their permit number and the period of expected operation to the NYSDEC, Bureau of Marine Resources, Hudson River Fisheries Unit, 21 S. Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, NY, by mail, fax, email or by any other method approved by the department.
  2. (b) An operator without a New York State marine and coastal district party and charter boat license must provide a copy of their U.S. Coast Guard license and period of expected operation to the NYSDEC, Bureau of Marine Resources, Hudson River Fisheries Unit, 21 S. Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, NY, by mail, fax, email or by any other method approved by the department.
  3. (c) Registered party and charter boat operators shall display a valid Hudson River herring decal provided by the department, whenever the vessel is operating as a party or charter fishing boat. The decal shall be displayed on the port side of the vessel, and shall be readily visible from the water or dock. The decal shall be placed on the wheel house window or, in the case of craft with no enclosed cabin, on the console or windscreen. Vessels with no wheel house or console shall display the decal in plain sight on the port side of the hull.

(a) Definitions.

For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions apply: