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Sea Flat · 03-22-2011, 10:15 AM

I say 1@36" too. There are a lot of 30" fish out there that could have a chance to spawn before being taken. The average recreational fisherman is not going to catch many, if any, fish over 36". That would more than cut the recreational angler take in half and then they can follow suit by making the commercial take half of what it currently is too.

But, this is all a moot point unless the ASFMC reduces the take. How they can ignore current catch numbers and the fact that the commercial quota was not even reached last year is ridiculous.

03-22-2011, 10:15 AM	#2
Sea Flat Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cape Cod, MA Posts: 404	I say 1@36" too. There are a lot of 30" fish out there that could have a chance to spawn before being taken. The average recreational fisherman is not going to catch many, if any, fish over 36". That would more than cut the recreational angler take in half and then they can follow suit by making the commercial take half of what it currently is too. But, this is all a moot point unless the ASFMC reduces the take. How they can ignore current catch numbers and the fact that the commercial quota was not even reached last year is ridiculous.