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Originally Posted by MakoMike
What's to recommend? Until the stock assessment is done there is nothing to do?
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MM,
You just questioned the question.......
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Originally Posted by MakoMike
Once the stock assessment is complete and, assuming that no rebuilding is required, you just need to set coastwide bag limits at a level that will equal Fmax. If you want to insure continued viability you would set size limits that allow each fish to spawn at least once, but technically that is not a necessity. If rebuilding is necessary then you would have to set size limits that will allow fish to spawn before capture and set a F level somewhere below Fmax, how far below will depend on the FMP's rebuilding plan. No rocket science here.
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......and then answered it.Some people think the fish are on the brink of extinction, and rarely do they cite any scientific data or facts to back up their views. SF comes to mind. If you can, explain what fmax is so people understand, meaning how does it convert to inches when you say they need to spawn at least once? How big would a fish need to be that spawns at least once? The reason I posed the question was to try to shed some light on how this stuff really works. A lot of people might respond "36 inches and one fish a day" because it sounds like a good conservation measure, but might not be able to back it up with good methodology or science. Lets hear some more of the why, if you will.
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