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Originally Posted by keeperreaper
The science and math they use to extract and formulate the recreational number has ZERO substantial data behind it. If/When NMFS is asked where they derived there informatiion from you response has/will be "best guess" scenario. They are trying to figure out what percentage of recreational tuna which are landed (killed) are not called in. They are basically throwing darts into the darkness hoping for the best but usually missing the board.
The process and the harrassing calls from the tuna people can be time consuming and bothersome. What they should do is let anglers email into the central data base. Easier quicker and they could make an easy to use form for us on their website.
But really it comes down to the angler calling in the fish and doing
what is LAWFULLY required.
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I agree that all recs need to call in there catch but who says they aren't already? Whether they do or not has no impact on the future of the quota that we are close to losing. If guys are going to screw with their catch landings and call in fish that weren't caught thinking they are helping thats bull, all they are doing is filling the rec quota and the result will be the season being shut down in September before the best fishing even starts.
How complicating is calling in the catch?