New rules

[tmtmv1]

How many people would support a Striper License with a specified number of Tags similar to the way the State manages the Whitetail Deer Hunting. Lets say you pay $100.00 for the License and 10 tags. If you land and retain a fish you report it on line with dimensions and weight.
You could also report all the landed fish you catch and subsequently release. There could also be a Trophy Tag provision similar to Florida's Tarpon Tag program where for in the case of Florida its $50 bucks, you could keep a trophy Striper. All the funds generated from this would go to enforcement and administration of this program.You already need a Saltwater License so maybe it could be in the form of a Stamp like it is for Archery, Primitive Weapons and Waterfowl.Also how many support local Law Enforcement being mandated to assist in upholding the game laws? The State could also train and empower certain individuals to help in reporting and enforcing the regulations on a limited basis. The State needs to step up and record the Recreational Catch in order to have a Viable management plan going forward. At present its no more than by guess and by golly lets wing it

[niko]

I cant believe there isn't a mandatory reporting system in place already. I've mentioned it here and had guys laugh at me. the comms already have mandatory reporting using SAFIS. why cant recs do it. make it a simple and guys will use it. even if you only get 60% compliance that's better then the guesses that they make now. just figure out the compliance rate via a survey on the rec license application and extrapolate the numbers from there. I personally don't want a 100 dollar fee but there are so many rec striper anglers you could do it with a small endorsement fee. I've always liked the idea of no take every other year, solves a lot of problems pretty quickly but no one seems to like the idea. i'm cool with giving out X amount of tags per angler and when ur done, ur done.