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Originally Posted by Rob Rockcrawler
I think its a good idea to know what charter and head boats are taking. We have no idea what the take really is. I figure limits for most charter boats but head boats i really don't know. Past experience has led me to think about catching limits on charter boats.
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NMFS does know what charter boats are catching. IN addition to the VTRs they are required to submit, there is also a survey of all federally licensed charter boats.
IMHO the weak point in the data NMFS uses to manage fisheries is the MRIP data, and that whole program is going to be reviewed by the National Research Council. That's the same group that found the old MRFSS data to be worthless.
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