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Originally Posted by nightfighter
In my opinion,
Biggest impact would be to reduce limit to one per day.
Second ring I would grab for would be to up the minimum size to 32". Comms are at 34" and there is no way you can get 36" until that is changed.
I am undecided as to the commercial question. But I would like to see it limited to Mass residents only. The commercial fisheries is so effed up it isn't funny, on both the management and the fishermen's sides. We have all seen what a few pogie boats did a few years ago, the net pairs off the beach in RI, and the fleet pillaging Stellwagen as I type..... They need to provide for their families too, but no one has been able to make all parties agree on a solution for the big picture.
I would like to hear some input from BasicPatrick, who has committed the past five years to working against bycatch and other wasteful practices destroying all the sea's resources.
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I agree that the one a day limit would make the biggest impact, 32, 34, or 36 inch fish would do... And many saw what the 36" 1 a day did in the early 90's. As far as residents only for Mass com I dont see the fuss, agian that would be selective to a specific group. I by the way did not renew my Mass Com license in 2011, more money in OT back home with no overhead. I really dont know what the fuss is about, the local economy makes out by these out of state com guys or part time com guys. there were what 2500 some odd mass permit holders that did not sell a fish $400 x 2500 + $1,000,000 to the state... no brainer. The same 10 Percent are doing the quota every year regardless...