https://www.mass.gov/news/striped-ba...ce=govdelivery
saw this this morning
measure was in response to an almost doubling of recreational harvest in 2022 still not buying that ...
Draft Addendum II includes separate options for the Chesapeake Bay recreational fishery, the Ocean recreational fishery, and the Commercial fishery. For the Ocean recreational fishery, maintaining the 28” – 31” slot in 2024 will accomplish the required cut. Additional options include a 30”-33” slot and for applying separate rules to the private /shore anglers and the for-hire fleet
(specifically, a wider slot limit of 28”-33” for the for-hire fleet)
they should have the same regs as recreational .. who do you think goes on boats for hire ...
and zero in the article about the commercial fishery . or how they are participating in these reductions to protect Bass ...
