[dales529]

Survey DONE. Dont waste an opportunity. There is no conspiracy theory here.
Rutgers has shown nothing but to do some real science based research with SSFFF , Black sea bass, on the water surveys, and now this while ALWAYS seeking input from the recreational community.

This is a GOOD thing. I for one would love to see the results of a mortality survey based on NJ angler input and would hope our for hire fleet would join in the process.
Currently we lose hundreds of thousands of pounds of Fluke quota based on a Federal speculative mortality rate of 10% .

There is always a chance we may hear some data we dont want too ( I for one believe the mortality rate is less than 2% ) but at least its an effort to gather real data rather than the norm.

I cant fish and live thinking science based efforts fall into the conspiracy black hole and paranoia of some of these posts. They willingly gave you their credibility and contact information. Call/ email and ASK until you are satisfied.

Thanks Max / Dr Doug and look forward to hearing the results of your work.