9/16 NJ Striped Bass Public Hearing 6-8PM

[Broad Bill]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

A big tell in my mind is what they do with Seabass next year since it's been 2x rebuilt, based on their own data. If we don't get significant increases in measures and regs, they've totally lost the public trust. Enough is enough and we may have to use some nuclear options like go out of compliance or go higher up in NOAA and call them out.

Gerry I'm not familiar with the process and consequences of going out of compliance, I only remember when this was discussed back in 2018 it means closing the fishery involved to both recreational and commercial harvest. If true, there is no way the commercial sector or powers to be would allow that to happen not to mention the impact it would have on the recreational sector. Small business owners would get crushed.

Going higher up in NOAA won't help unless it involves a lawsuit as NOAA, NMFS and the Department of Commerce are the agencies directly or indirectly putting these ridiculous regulations in place.

Anyone every hear of the Boston Tea Party?