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Originally Posted by BasicPatrick
8% of recreational caught and released Striped Bass are assessed to have died after release and that mortality is incorporated in stock asessment models
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I find this item far too difficult to assess. How can infection be accounted for, nitwits that don't revive fish, break-offs that prevent effective feeding?
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even recreational community science tells us less than 5 % of persons that try to catch a keeper striped bass actually do
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How exactly would you define "recreational community science"? So you're saying less than 1 in 20 people keep fish that land them? I'm guessing this number accounts for people that go out and get skunked? I go out every time with the intention of catching a keeper, but I don't always land one. Seems the metric for this is set to make the number appear artificially low.
When the fish are around, people are keeping them. When there are fish in the canal, I'd guess at least 1 in 3 have a fish on shore that landed one. Same goes for the beach and at least that many people keeping fish from boat.
I know many of us deeply appreciate what you are doing for the fishery. But being condescending to people that may disagree about certain points is not winning you any battles - especially when the science behind some of the points appear questionable on the surface.
Edit: As a side note, I'm strongly against any form of saltwater license. Enforcement will be lackluster at best and I have zero confidence the money I pay into it will actually benefit the fishery. Hell, presently when you witness someone keeping shorts or more than 2 fish and call to report it, no one ever shows up - even in a place as easily accessible as the Canal Service Road.