Immediate Action Needed for 2022 Black Seabass

[Gerry Zagorski]

Immediate Action Needed by Wednesday 2/3!!


As you may know, in spite of a healthy Black Seabass stocks, which have been fully rebuilt for several years now, we are staring down the barrel of a 28% reduction in Black Seabass in 2022 because of questionable data from 2021 landing data.

The ASFMC is trying to take actions to minimize that reduction but will need the support of the MAFMC as well...The purpose of making these comments is to let the MAFMC know

1) You support Recreational Harvest Reform and would like them to take the same actions as the ASMFC did to reduce the proposed 28% reduction in Black Seabass

2) You support the ongoing efforts for recreational reform that better take into account current stock status.

Please complete this form for Public Comment (screen shot below) https://www.mafmc.org/comments/febru...ouncil-meeting and in the drop down, choose Recreational Harvest Control Rule

Your comments might go something like this

As a recreational fishermen, I support Recreation Harvest Reform and would like the MAFMC to take the same actions of the ASMFC to reduce the proposed 28% Black Seabass reduction. I also support the ongoing efforts of Recreational Reform to better take into account Stock Status.

While you're at it, please share this link with all your fishing buddies and share on any of the fishing social media sites you belong to https://njfishing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117707