Re: NOAA Rules in NJ's Favor Regarding Fluke
No one is happy with these regulations. If anything these crappy regulations do favor the southern NJ boats better since the fish are generally smaller and their season ends when the vacationers leave in early Sept. It would be nice if we could split our state regulations north and south and let each decide what's best for them in terms of start and end dates.... I hope that option comes available since it would settle the north vs south thing. What it's not going to solve is the larger issues of fisheries management. Our season was doomed from the start given the status of the stocks, how that is measured and how they set regulations. If you think 2017 sucks, just wait until you see 2018....
Yes these short term regulations suck but the only way out of them is a long overdue and massive overhaul of Fisheries Management, the science and their philosophies. It's pretty obvious what they've been doing for the last 30 years is obviously not working for the fish or the fishermen.
Look at Sea Bass.. Totally rebuilt yet we still have these restrictive regulations in place?? Total BS and things need to change...
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