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Originally Posted by MakoMike
One thing to consider is that if this bill passes it will take MA out-of-compliance with the ASMFC fishery management plan which provides a minimum size of 28 inches. The net result of that could well be a total shutdown of the fishery in MA.
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Mike,
What might happen is they would ask for a "conservation equivelancy". I believe that is what Rhode Island fish trap operators did that last year so they could drop to a 26" fish. They gave up a few thousand ponds to be able to drop the size limit.
Mass could make the numbers work.
DZ