New tilefish restrictions take effect immediately
 

The National Marine Fisheries Service announces that it is putting emergency tilefish fishing restrictions into effect: http://www.examiner.com/article/emer...ct-immediately

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Crap! I thought we had until June 24th, they slammed this through quick. oh well, guess we'll see how this goes.:mad:

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BOHICA

(Bend over, here it comes again)

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That blows,on a 5 day trip starting the 22nd. Hope plenty of barrel and wreck fishing to make up for difference

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That just goes to show you that no matter what we do we have no voice .Write letters ,campaign or march .They don't care .We do not matter. Oh well 7 fish per man per day is not bad ,guess it will have to do .

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7 per trip, that screws all the multi day trips!

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So this is incorrect?
Mid-Atlantic and Southern councils presented conflicting information, which NMFS needs to sort out while it ponders a long-term strategy. Meanwhile, recreational anglers will be limited to seven tilefish a day, a limit already in effect in Maryland and Virginia

This is from the article

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Doesn't that figure as this was my first year where I signed up for multiple 2 day trips.:( Can we eat as many as we want while out there? :confused:I'm feeling sick thinking about it. :eek:

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First of all it is 7 fish per trip, not per day. Just wondering what if anything you did specifically regarding this issue. I ask this because the only reason we even have 7 fish per trip is because enough people called Sen Booker's office concerned over this issue. I noticed that there were no rec anglers besides myself at this past Tues night scoping meeting on bluelines. In fact there were only 2 captains there; Capt Jeff Gutman from the Voyager and Capt Jim Cicchiti from the Atlantic Star (Wildwood). None of the "famous" six pack tilefish charter boats bothered to show up.