Thread: NMFS TUNA NEWS
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Old 04-06-2012, 12:32 PM   #29
buckmanjr
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Originally Posted by jasonsnova View Post
so if thats the case how come 99% of guys that are rec dont get commercial permits instead of rec ones and just fish tuna july-august? Most the tuna i see are july on in the area i fish. From what i could tell the biggest thing holding back most from going from rec to commercial was the survial suits and rafts......am i missing something? Is there more reqiured?
Because a rec wants to keep a 27-72'' fish and eat it, if they got a general cat permit, they can only kill 73''+ fish and sell them.

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