New York lets its environmental agency regulate bonito and false albacore

New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation may set rules for catching, handling, and selling these two fish species. The authority covers Atlantic bonito and false albacore. Rules may cover fishing practices, permits and records, and handling and sales. Rules must be at least as restrictive as the requirements in the state environmental conservation law. Rules must be consistent with applicable requirements of fishery plans adopted by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and under the federal fishery conservation law. The law took effect upon signing on August 14, 2026. The department’s authority to set these rules lasts through December 31, 2029.