Jake - I will add a couple points (OK, opinion
) tomorrow but thank you for putting something together that was better flushed out than what I was putting together. Good meeting you too
As stated above, the turnout was overwhelmingly (completely IIRC) against any expansion of the commercial quota. What was clear from the numbers is that we are heading for a crash if current trends continue. Add to the that the issues of the mycobacterioisis and the striped bass, as we know is in for some significantly hard times. Factor in the more conservative numbers of the juvenile index and we are getting even closer to one of the triggers that will bring about a more stringent quotas for rec & comm.
I wish I was able to go to RI today but I could not get out of work early enough. I proceeded then to catch my 2 smallest fish of this season.