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Originally Posted by Nebe
is this just a big giveaway to the comercial draggers, or are they going to be forced to reduce catch #'s and increase minimum sizes as well..
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The figures I posted are for the recreational catch only. Overall the TAC is going down from about 26 million pounds in 2006 to about 13 million pounds in 2007, unless Congress changes the Magnesson Act of some other earth shaking event happens. The 2007 TAC is not set in stone yet. Whatever the TAC comes out to be the Commercials get 60% and the recreationals get 40%. So the commercial cut backs will be equal to or more severe than the recreational cut backs. Exactly how the commercial catch will be cut has not yet been determined, but mst probably be by keeping the same rules and reducing the landings. The commercial catch is very closely monitored and is shut down before they exceed their share of the TAC.