New Fluke Regulation Update 2-2-17

[Gerry Zagorski]

Governor Christie Joins the fight http://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2017/17_0012.htm

[Gerry Zagorski]

Looks like our new Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross got all the memos and is taking interest in our Fisheries.

You'll see in his first address below, right at 10:12 he mentions that one of his goals is to "attain maximum sustainable yields for our fisheries".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJJg...youtu.be&t=581

Times the are a changing

[fishguy]

Maximum sustainable yield for WHO?

[blindalfred]

Originally Posted by fishguy

Maximum sustainable yield for WHO?

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, recently confirmed as Secretary of Commerce will, I'm sure, have the best interests of small recreational fishing operations foremost on his agenda.

[Capt Sal]

Originally Posted by blindalfred

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, recently confirmed as Secretary of Commerce will, I'm sure, have the best interests of small recreational fishing operations foremost on his agenda.

Give him a chance first then make a judgement. As far as i see it there are more politicians getting involved than in the last decade.

[Angler Paul]

Here is a link to the press release about the appeal filed by our DEP on the fluke.

http://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2017/17_0025.htm

Paul Haertel
JCAA Past President

[Angler Paul]

Actually what I meant to say is that it is a link to the DEP press release on the appeal our state filed regarding fluke. The site is not letting me edit my post at the moment.

[Angler Paul]

The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council met on 4/13 and set the sea bass regulations for this year. The season will open on 5/26 and extend through 6/18 with a ten fish bag limit at 12 ½”. The season will then be closed through 6/30. It will reopen on 7/1 and extend through 8/31 but with a two fish limit at 12 ½”. It will then be closed through 10/21. The season will then reopen on 10/22 and end on 12/31 with a 15 fish bag limit and a 12 ½” size limit. Last year during the fall season we had a 13” size limit but by shortening the season by just a few days we were allowed to reduce the size limit to 12 ½”. Though the regulations have been set, they are subject to change for better or worse depending on what is decided at the ASMFC/MAFMC joint meeting on 5/10.
The NJMFC took no further action on the fluke regulations as they await the ruling on our State’s appeal to the ASMFC. Therefore, as of now our regulations will remain exactly the same as they were in 2016. The season will begin on 5/21 and end on 9/25 with a 5 fish bag limit at 18”. This regulation is subject to change depending on the ruling of our appeal.
Refer to the JCAA Facebook page for up to the minute changes on any of the regulations.
Paul Haertel - JCAA Board Member/Past President