Yellow Perch Commercial Harvest

The Yellow Perch Call-In Number is 410-260-8322​


The 2025-2026 Commercial Yellow Perch Fishery
​is open as of December 1, 2025



2025 - 2026 Yellow Perch Total Harvest Information

Total Commercial Yellow Perch Harvest 
As of 3/6/26, the total reported harvest for the 2025-2026 season is:
5,248 lbs and the total allowable catch is 23,632 lbs.

2025 - 2026 Upper Bay Harvest Information
Commercial Upper Bay Yellow Perch Harvest 4,032 lbs have been reported in the Upper Bay with 13,968 lbs remaining in the Upper Bay Quota,​

2025- 2026 Chester River Harvest Information

Commercial Chester River Yellow Perch Harvest 
1,216 lbs have been reported in the Chester River with 1,916 lbs remaining in the Chester River Quota.​

2025 - 2026 Patuxent River Harvest Information​

Commercial Patuxent River Yellow Perch Harvest 
 0 lbs have been reported in the Patuxent River with 2,500 lbs remaining in the Patuxent River Quota.​


2024-2025 Yellow Perch Total Harvest Information

Commercial Yellow Perch Harvest​​​​​
As of March 31st, 2025, The total harvest for the 2024-2025 Commercial Yellow Perch Fishery
was 16,023 lbs with a total allowable catch of 19,152 lbs. 1,952 lbs were harvested
from the Chester River and 14,071 lbs were harvested from the Upper Bay.



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