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Originally Posted by numbskull
Patrick and Kenny,
I challenge you to read last winter's striped bass technical report...attachment 4, (page 10 is the summary). Here is the link http://striped-bass.com/striper-fish...SBtcReport.pdf
It shows that the ASMFC technical committee believes that recreational catch numbers are actually OVER-ESTIMATED by 50-75%.
The ASMFC (after having NOAA review the issue) has decided not to change their estimate.......but at very least both of you should be aware that there is strong reason to believe the recreational catch is actually smaller than the commercial catch.
So will you read it? |
Arent these NOAA statistics actually reported by fishermen via countmyfish.gov through these new licenses we are supposed to have??? 2010 was the first year they did this? There is no way you will get me to believe the Com Catch is greater than rec up and down the coast look at the quotas then compare to how many charter / headboats/ Party Boats fish 7 days a week for 3-8months of the season depending which state and then throw in the thousands, and thousands of Rec Guys... I know you can take a dozen charterboat captains and they probably kill as many fish that are equivelent to some Comm quotas. Seriously, look at some of the people out there fishing, you think they are all reporting their catch... Numbers are way Higher not lower...
Im in now way defending Coms, just dont think its fair to put all the blame on them when Recs are to blame too. No way do I agree with the shamefull trawling and netting and intentional waste / discard of Bass down in MD, VA, NC...