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Originally Posted by CowHunter
Mike, First where can I get a comm license for a hundred??? Hook a Brother up Man!
30 fish is the limit, they shut it down when they hit 1.1 million pounds....
I think it would be a great Idea to have rec guys pay $100 for a saltwater fishing license, Give them to a quota of 1.1 million pounds and shut it down when the quota is hit..... 100 fishermen catching 30 fish a day is 3000 dead fish.... 1500 fishermen catching 2 a day up and down the coast is 3000 fish, the difference is the 1500 fishermen can fish every single day from when the fish arrive to when they leave, 7 months straight, seven days a week...
Why do people have a hard time grasping 30 fish? The quota is still 1.1 million pounds... Its hit and then shut down, so what if it is 10, 15, 20, 30 or 40 fish a day... I am so certain that everybody is getting theyre 30 fish Mike... If that was the case the season would last a week... Why is it that all the big wieght days come in on Sundays when its 5 Fish a man? Not the 30 fish a day... More people doing it, and its easier to catch 5. It doesnt take a genius to figure out how easy it is for the recs to kill more...
If it was that easy to get 30 fish every Single day we would not be having this debate because the Striped Bass Stock would be Healthier than it ever was... Guess anybody can get a license for $100 and catch 30 a day!!!
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Rod and reel permit $35.00 and $30 for striper endorsement.
The difference is in one case 1500 people get to enjoy the fishery. In the other case 100 get to make money off the fishery.
Your right if it was easy to catch 30 fish a day there would be no reason for this discussion. But then, when you have to limit the general public to no more than two fish a day I think that is an indication that the stock can not support a commercial fishery.
Yes, there is about a 3 million mt quota for commercial, about 20% of the total catch. The number of recreational fisherman is continuing to increase. In this situation in my opinion the first place you cut is the commercial quota. You want to maintain a public resource in a manner that benefits the largest number of people.