FLUKE you got what you asked for

[Capt John]

Guess that's easy to say if you don't make your living by fishing or selling bait & tackle? What we might want to do is take all the money we donate to these organizations that have been taking our money for years "helping us achieve a reasonable solution" and start a slush fund to help pay fines for those willing to stay out of compliance! *

RIGHT ON CAPT.....Now you're getting to the real meat of this issue. What the hell happened to "enough is enough" I heard in Pt. Pleasant? What happened to all that tough talk?????

If NJ went out of compliance, as I was told by "someone" very high up, it would eventually go to the Commerce Secretary, which could take a month or two, and he would send it back to NOAA for some kind of solution. By that time the 2017 fluke season would be close to an end. Buy some time and help save a few businesses

Bottom line....NJ was finally taking a stand, win or loose, being out of compliance even for a day. The message would be sent. But no, ASMFC threatens a shutdown and the our reps back down...B/S.

To paraphrase a line from "The Gladiator"....the time for half-measures is over.