Saw the above photo making away its way around Facebook. Nothing wrong with it as it's all legal. It's from an operation, Boston Fishing Charters, who fishes commercially and recreationally in and around Boston. Massachusetts has a commercial fishery where, if you have a commercial permit, you can now take 15 fish over 36 inches on the allowed commercial fishing days, which are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
The slot limit now, for most of us on the East Coast is 28 -31 inches. Some states have open and closed seasons, like we do here in New Jersey, with no targeting during Jan. and Feb. In and around the Chesapeake there are a number of openings and closings and it takes a very mindful angler to ensure they aren't fishing dirty.
As of August 1st, through December 31st, the Chesapeake is open. Anglers there are allowed to harvest one fish per angler per day from 18 - 24 inches. Remember this week the ASMFC has their summer meeting, so we'll see what bullshit management efforts they come up with next.