N.J. Stat. § 23:3-46: Use of shirred or purse seines, otter or beam trawls without license prohibited

No person shall take, or attempt to take, with shirred or purse seines, otter or beam trawls, any fish in any waters in the jurisdiction of this state, including the waters of the Atlantic ocean within three nautical miles of the coast line, either for himself or for his employer, without first having obtained a license for that purpose as hereinafter in this article provided.