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Originally Posted by tautog
If whiting, ling and cod were restored and sea bass limits were sane, blackfish pressure would drop a bit.
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Absolutely no doubt, impacts to any individual fishery for the most part will be felt across multiple fisheries. Precisely what destroyed the winter flounder fishery when major cuts took pace with the summer flounder fishery which was completely mismanaged in the 80's losing 70% of it's population. Commercial guys to survive had to switch over and the winter flounder fishery within a few short years was irreparably damaged and the residual collateral damage of the downfall of the summer flounder fishery. Do I blame people for trying to make a living commercially, absolutely not. Do I blame the powers to be for not seeing it coming well in advance, adjusting regulations accordingly to prevent it, absolutely yes.
