I just want to point out that the NJ 3rd fish (bonus tag program)...IS THE NJ COMMERCIAL QUOTA...NJ has simply decided that their commercial quota is more valuable to give to recreational anglers. The suggestion that NJ treats Striped Bass as a Gamefish is simply but, BULL #^&#^&#^&#^&. NJ harvests its commercial quota, it just doesn't allow those fish to be sold. They are the fish in the bonus tag program.
NJ's first two fish limit meets the scientific analysis and as an advocate who pushes conservation viewpoints based on the same science, even if I don't like it, I accept it.
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