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Originally Posted by RUCoopExt
Dear Anglers,
We’re conducting an online survey to better understand the fishing practices of anglers targeting summer flounder off New Jersey, including regions fished, fishing tackle used, and practices for handling summer flounder upon capture. This survey is a part of a Rutgers University undergraduate student’s summer research project with the objective of describing anglers’ fishing practices while targeting summer flounder off New Jersey to better understand the impacts of discards and discard mortality and inform fisheries management decision-making. It is estimated that the survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Please click on the following link to complete the survey:
https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jf...ZvOoIoegAX0v09
Thank you very much for your interest and willingness to participate in this survey. If you have any questions, then please contact us using the information below.
Thank You,
Max and Doug
Max DiSanto (mfd101@scarletmail.rutgers.edu)
Undergraduate Researcher, Rutgers University
Dr. Douglas Zemeckis (zemeckis@njaes.rutgers.edu | 732-349-1152)
County Agent III (Assistant Professor), Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Rutgers University |
Good catch and release practices are an effective way to preserve fluke stocks. Short to keeper catch ratios can be 10-1 or more with many of those shorts gut hooked. The simple answer is to mandate the use of circle hooks for bait fishing. Survival rates of short fluke released will increase dramatically.
