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Not giving an opinion but here are the actual numbers backed up by the best available science and actually being used to manage the fishery are as follows.
We all agree the science sucks but it is what it is and it is the SAME SCIENTIFIC METHODS USED DURING THE REBUILDING. All I am saying is that your positions should at least make some sense when compared to the numbers.
2010 Striped Bass Fishery
Commercial Discard Mortality 6%
Commercial Landings 27%
Recreational Discard Mortality 14%
Recreational Landings 53%
MA anglers catch between 3 & 6 million SB per year
MA anglers keep 300,000 SB per year
MA anglers release between 2.7 & 5.7 million fish per year
MA anglers dead discard is between 240,000 & 500,000 SB per year
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