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Originally Posted by BasicPatrick
One state or even new england alone doesn;t tell the story...this is why they study the sheet out ofthese fish...no questions on good science with S-B...pleanty of it...
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Wrong. You are confusing data and science. There is plenty of good data on SB, but when that data is selectively used to support an agenda it does not qualify as "good science". I have been told by a professor emeritus at WHOI that during a meeting with several senior NOAA scientists 2 years ago they reluctantly admitted their population estimate is alarmingly soft and could be off by as much as 50%. If that is the case then the stock is being dangerously overfished.
Keep in mind also that "good science" does not translate into "good fishery policy". Take a look at NE ground fish management and that is immediately apparent. The same process is at work in the ASMFC and it smells the same.
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