TWO BASS FOR RI CHARTER AND PARTY BOATS?

[DZ]

Originally Posted by scottw

funny when you think about it and read the descriptions here of the average charter/party boat type..then realizing that the only people that will have the "privilege" of keeping two fish and the opportunity to chase that second "trophy" fish if an accommodation is made probably don't even fish that much or live locally and therefore have little stake in or reason for concern for the fishery, probably don't purchase a license or even know what the regulations are and might not even fish if they can't have at least the perception of being able to kill two bass and take some meat home....working really hard to accommodate these folks it seems

BOOM! Way to go Scott. This is the issue in a nutshell.
Do we really want to permit paying clients, most of who don't give a rats ass about the striped bass fishery, wouldn't even know the current regulations, many don't even have or even need a fishing license if on a charter in RI or Mass, the privilidge of killing two bass? These people are the last ones who DESERVE a second fish.

BTW I just heard from a Marine Bio from RI who mentioned that there will be a pre-ASMFC meeting(date not yet announced) that we will be held so that RI commissioners can interact with the public before going to the ASMFC meeting in early February.