Anglers in two states and two federal jurisdictions that do not have saltwater angler registries or licenses will be required to pay a $15 fee next year so that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration can collect information about the health of the fish populations.
While 22 coastal states either had licenses or established a collection system by the deadline, New Jersey, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands failed to meet the cutoff.
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