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Old 03-09-2024, 10:13 AM
Broad Bill Broad Bill is offline
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Default Re: NJ 2024 and 2025 Fluke Regulations Decided

The below links have the quotas for 2023, 2024 and I assume 2025 if we're working with a two year plan for recreational and commercial.

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/bulle...specifications

https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/bulle...eries-and-2024

As you said, a 28% decrease in recreational quotas which translated to the same regulations for NJ we had in 2021 which I don't understand at all but it is what it is and happy for recreation anglers, party and for hire operators is a good thing. A 42% cut to commercial from 15.2 million pounds to 8.8 million lbs. is huge. What NMFS and the commercial sector need to start realizing is if they protected the spawn and bolstered recruitment, these cuts wouldn't be necessary. Maybe one day the management of this resource will finally wake up and realize there's no stocking programs for salt water fisheries and the future of every stock is defendant on strong recruitment numbers which means the spawn needs to be protected and season closed for the benefit of the stock and both sectors. It would be a win for everyone.
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