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This whole issue really annoys me. How long are they going to study Menhaden for? It's common knowledge that they have a major affect on striper and other gamefish.
On the west coast they have alot more control on commercial fisheries. Those guys have a set amount of fish that they can keep and then the season is closed. Sometimes the Salmon season is only open for 3 days.
The fact that these fish are used for fertilizer means that they are disposable to the commercial industry. If they keep unlimited harvesting of these fish they will end up like the Monterey California Sardine industry. The gamefish and commercially viable spieces will suffer as well.
I have to say that the entire fishing regulation system on the east coast sucks. I was reading the regs and if you get caught with an undersized striper in rhode island you will get a $50 dollar fine. In California, if you get caught with an undersize fish of any spieces you'll get fined about a thousand dollars and you're boat or car will get impounded (along with all your fishing equipment). It's time to tighten things up around here.
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