Re: Where the heck are the Fluke?
If the "scientific" estimate of the fluke population is actually an "underestimate"
of the total, almost any recreational harvest number will be skewed. The quota projection for the following year will either remain constant or be reduced. Since the governmental agencies do not have an accurate tally of the number of fluke that are harvested or the overall population of fluke in the ocean, we will be in an unending loop of restrictive limits and quotas.
It's like being told that your bank account has less money in it than it actually does. You'll be very cautious about your spending habits and will probably deny yourself some of the things you may want or need just to stay fiscally solvent. That's when you get a notice from the bank with a " My bad " in bold letters informing you that they had made a mistake and are crediting your account with the money you deserved. NMFS needs to audit their numbers and credit the recreational fishermen with the fluke we deserve. Because of their inaccurate accounting, we have been short changed for way too many years.
Dakota, is that explanation anywhere close to one of the problems or solutions? I'm still trying to get my head around the system that is being used and the historical data that is mentioned.
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