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Mr. Sandman · 11-15-2006, 08:36 AM

You mean Summer flounder (fluke) right?
In a classic style the fishery management teams have managed themselves into a real cluster f**k...again. This has turned into a real mess IMO.
Fluke stocks are pretty solid but as I understand it the rate at which they want to reach a certain target is not up to what they hoped for.

I would actually like to see it closed even though I love fluke fishing. This closure would bring such public outcry that real change in the management groups would occur. Fluke is the number 1 rec fish on the east coast. I also think the offshore comm limits are WAY TO HIGH for this fish.

These groups are a bunch of baffons who can't manage a thing. I keep pointing to fish like cod and herring. They have been managing this for 20+ years and it is worse now then ever. We don't need a half dozen groups each with sub committies with twisted rules that change frequently. We need clear straight forward management of stocks. end of story.

What PO's me the most is there claim to fame about how great of a job they did with bass. IMO it was because of their failure at managment of the species that lead to the near collapse not a success of a shutting it down. If they were doing their job this would not have had to happen.

Back to the fluke...I don't know exactly what will happen, it seems to change each week. "The Fishermen" weekly mag has almost constant reports as to the ups and downs. IMO Al Ristori is the only human that actually understands the impact of these on fishing public.

11-15-2006, 08:36 AM	#2
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	You mean Summer flounder (fluke) right? In a classic style the fishery management teams have managed themselves into a real cluster f**k...again. This has turned into a real mess IMO. Fluke stocks are pretty solid but as I understand it the rate at which they want to reach a certain target is not up to what they hoped for. I would actually like to see it closed even though I love fluke fishing. This closure would bring such public outcry that real change in the management groups would occur. Fluke is the number 1 rec fish on the east coast. I also think the offshore comm limits are WAY TO HIGH for this fish. These groups are a bunch of baffons who can't manage a thing. I keep pointing to fish like cod and herring. They have been managing this for 20+ years and it is worse now then ever. We don't need a half dozen groups each with sub committies with twisted rules that change frequently. We need clear straight forward management of stocks. end of story. What PO's me the most is there claim to fame about how great of a job they did with bass. IMO it was because of their failure at managment of the species that lead to the near collapse not a success of a shutting it down. If they were doing their job this would not have had to happen. Back to the fluke...I don't know exactly what will happen, it seems to change each week. "The Fishermen" weekly mag has almost constant reports as to the ups and downs. IMO Al Ristori is the only human that actually understands the impact of these on fishing public.