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Originally Posted by Grapenuts
just think for a minute......the comm.'s get one million lbs..it's over ,done. no more keeping fish for this year.
Wrong. The same commercial license individuals are fishing and killing right along side the so-called recreational fisherman, from spring until fall. Since these commercial fisherman, almost by definition, represent the best bass fishermen participating in the fishery, I submit that these same individuals, as a tiny minority numerically, contribute disproportionally to the so-called "recreational" kill poundage.
Here's how the State of Florida regulates a fishery: Snook: An inshore, highly accessible fish to the public which is good eating. This cold winter has produced a big cold water fish kill which has the scientists concerned for the fish stocks. The State has shut down the snook fishery. Done. No kill. No public hearings. A well organized sport fishery-- no complaints, griping, or wringing of hands in mock anguish.
The fish can be fished; you just cannot keep one. The charters can still fish them with their clients; you just cannot keep one.
How could the State get away with this proactive regulation of an important fishery in advance of a collapse? Simple: snook are a gamefish and there is no commercial commerce of this limited public resource. How did snook become a gamefish over the dead hand of the commercial industry? Answer: Not easily. The snook factory had to be fished and netted to virtual extinction.
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not wrong..... pick..either com. or rec lisc... . Once the quota is up all fish go back in the water..end of story...fish for fun till the next season when it starts again....and charter boats best pick wisely.
if you pick the comm. end of things, you can still fish but you can only keep/sell during the open market season till it closes as it is now...and continue to keep till the rec. quota is full..which wouldn't be a very long season either....after that fish for fun till you drop, but all go back.
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