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Originally Posted by afterhours
I also would love to know why they didn't go with the 1 @ 36" which has a proven track record. Betcha it comes down to dollars in someone's (or some user group) pocket.
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It is a fisheries based decision. The slot increases the chance that harvested fish are male. 36"+ fish will be prime breeding sized females. The fact that it isn't a full moratorium is a dollars decision.