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The following opinions are for Gulf of Maine only.
As is with no simultaneous actions to improve discard mortality AND non-compliance, we would get zero cod and either zero or one haddock for 2015...or some crazy short season with a tiny haddock bag limit.
If, and only if the set of motions/statements Mike listed gets through the NEFMC this week, it "appears" that we will end up with zero cod, definitely 3 and likely 4 haddock with a season opening May 1 and closing last day of August. Sept & Oct will be closed.
I still have some confusion/questions on Nov-Dec (likely closed) but with assessments being done this summer, this fall will likely have management actions responsive to those assessments so for now I would assume all harvest of cod & haddock closed Nov-Dec.
As far as state waters, the only way the recommendations Mike listed can happen is if state waters match or are more conservative. If any state sticks with say 1 cod we have major issues and I could not even guess how that plays out.
Last edited by BasicPatrick; 01-25-2015 at 01:26 PM..
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