Both of the federal agencies voted to do nothing until the 2013 numbers come in.
Main thing here is what the vote really said was that ASMFC didn't want to hear from the public. This was only a vote to start the process of looking to put in place more restrictive numbers. The only reason it was even talked about was because of public input saying something is wrong.
Makes it easier to write that check to Stripers Forever. They may not be perfect but at least they try.
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