New York Consolidated Laws, Environmental Conservation Law - ENV § 13-0342. Marine fisheries data.

1. a. The department is authorized to adopt regulations which require reporting of catch, effort, area fished, gear used, by-catch, and volume and value of product purchased from fishermen, by holders of all categories of commercial food fish, lobster, and crab fishing and landing licenses, marine and coastal district food fish and crustacea dealers and shippers licenses, marine and coastal district party and charter boat license  1, menhaden licenses, shellfish shippers permits and diggers permits.

b. Beginning May first, nineteen hundred ninety-nine and every May first thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the legislature on the data collected pursuant to this section. Such report shall include the catch, effort, area fished, gear used, by-catch, and volume and value of product purchased from fishermen, by holders of all categories of commercial food fish, lobster, and crab fishing and  2 licenses, marine and coastal district party and charter boat licenses, menhaden licenses, shellfish shippers permits and diggers permits.