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Fly Rod · 12-03-2003, 08:47 AM

just came back from coffee ! !

I brought up the subject of the black box in the herring fishery.

If you do not have a box you are allowed approx. 15,000 lbs.

If you have a box there is no limit.

The two vessels out of Gloucester do have black boxes. I've seen them come in with 300,000lbs per trip and I've seen them with as little as 60,000lbs. per trip and they come in about every third day. How long do you think the fishery will last ?????

Scotch Bonnet: two people that I know of that are rigging a boat to go herring say that you don't need a black box till you get caught !!!! Quote that !!!!

12-03-2003, 08:47 AM	#17
Fly Rod Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Gloucester Massachusetts Posts: 2,678	Black Box just came back from coffee ! ! I brought up the subject of the black box in the herring fishery. If you do not have a box you are allowed approx. 15,000 lbs. If you have a box there is no limit. The two vessels out of Gloucester do have black boxes. I've seen them come in with 300,000lbs per trip and I've seen them with as little as 60,000lbs. per trip and they come in about every third day. How long do you think the fishery will last ????? Scotch Bonnet: two people that I know of that are rigging a boat to go herring say that you don't need a black box till you get caught !!!! Quote that !!!!