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squiddler · 04-14-2005, 08:41 AM

Historically, MA is one of the so-called leading lobby states for the commercial sector. What this means is that MA is viewed as a paraiah by the rest of the collective commercial fisheries in adjoining states, never mind us in the recreational sector. It is obviously more than just dollars as it has been proven through solid numbers that the recreational fisherman pump much more actual dollars to the local economies than the commercial guys ever dreamed of. Their dollars go directly to local merchants on many levels of retail and service industries, while commercial money is disbursed on an unfair basis to those with the best connections and equipment. Charter captains are allowed to double dip all the time, and it amazes me that any recreational fisherman would simply allow his catch other than his legal 2 fish to go to the boat to be sold for additional money, instead of being released like every other charter boat must do in every other state in New England. So big deal they stopped the groundfish sector, but not other fisheries within the state.

The price of stripers in that 22 day period is disgusting low($1.70 average), and that is due to the ridiculous bag limits of what was 40 fish, now 30, and a confusing allowance of 5 fish on Sunday, with the next two days of the week being slow market days in every fish market in MA. The RI guys can keep 4 fish 34" and above, and their season lasts all of 20 or so days from Jun 1 to Jun 20 something with the average price above $2.75 a pound, and if they are lucky for another 3 or 4 days in Oct. if the quota was not hit after the assessment of the catch. How do you think the poor guy who lives in Northern Tiverton with the commercial license feels in July when his neighbor whos property abuts his in Fall River is in his favorite fishin hole off Sakonnet Point raping 30 fish a day 4 days a week and then unloading them up river after blasting right by his marina in Northern Portsmouth on his way back home?

MA should adopt similar bag limits to every other state on the eastern seaboard, and recreational limits should be uniform throughout the migratory range of all game fish with serious consideration on slot limit managed species.

04-14-2005, 08:41 AM	#8
squiddler Fishy man, real fishy.... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: above the mean high tide line.... Posts: 96	Historically, MA is one of the so-called leading lobby states for the commercial sector. What this means is that MA is viewed as a paraiah by the rest of the collective commercial fisheries in adjoining states, never mind us in the recreational sector. It is obviously more than just dollars as it has been proven through solid numbers that the recreational fisherman pump much more actual dollars to the local economies than the commercial guys ever dreamed of. Their dollars go directly to local merchants on many levels of retail and service industries, while commercial money is disbursed on an unfair basis to those with the best connections and equipment. Charter captains are allowed to double dip all the time, and it amazes me that any recreational fisherman would simply allow his catch other than his legal 2 fish to go to the boat to be sold for additional money, instead of being released like every other charter boat must do in every other state in New England. So big deal they stopped the groundfish sector, but not other fisheries within the state. The price of stripers in that 22 day period is disgusting low($1.70 average), and that is due to the ridiculous bag limits of what was 40 fish, now 30, and a confusing allowance of 5 fish on Sunday, with the next two days of the week being slow market days in every fish market in MA. The RI guys can keep 4 fish 34" and above, and their season lasts all of 20 or so days from Jun 1 to Jun 20 something with the average price above $2.75 a pound, and if they are lucky for another 3 or 4 days in Oct. if the quota was not hit after the assessment of the catch. How do you think the poor guy who lives in Northern Tiverton with the commercial license feels in July when his neighbor whos property abuts his in Fall River is in his favorite fishin hole off Sakonnet Point raping 30 fish a day 4 days a week and then unloading them up river after blasting right by his marina in Northern Portsmouth on his way back home? MA should adopt similar bag limits to every other state on the eastern seaboard, and recreational limits should be uniform throughout the migratory range of all game fish with serious consideration on slot limit managed species.