New Tuna Regs

[fishsmith]

I'll go 'all in' saying, There is alot more fishing than catching, and I really don't think rod and reel put much of a dent.

You see a pod of fish, how many fish are under the few breaking 20 - 50 - 100's and maybe 1 or 2 boats will hook up out of all the visuals made.

[MakoMike]

Originally Posted by fishsmith

I'll go 'all in' saying, There is alot more fishing than catching, and I really don't think rod and reel put much of a dent.

You see a pod of fish, how many fish are under the few breaking 20 - 50 - 100's and maybe 1 or 2 boats will hook up out of all the visuals made.

The only fishing on less than giant bulefin tuna is by rod and reel. So all of the fishing mortality is by Rod anbd reel, so whatever "dent" is put on the fihs, it is all as a result of R&R fishing.

[taJon]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

The only fishing on less than giant bulefin tuna is by rod and reel. So all of the fishing mortality is by Rod anbd reel, so whatever "dent" is put on the fihs, it is all as a result of R&R fishing.

interesting view. I hadn't thought of it that way. Maybe us SBers should ban together and only take 1 fish per day even though we would be allowed more. If we do decide to do this we should let it be known what we are doing so others will follow.


oh ya, and you don't have to worry about me, I can't catch anything.

[Slick Moedee]

Other than charter boats, I don't believe the average Joe fishermen is keeping their daily allotment on a regular basis. The amount of money being spent on 'not catching' these fish is unbelievable.

[Mr. Sandman]

Originally Posted by MakoMike

The only fishing on less than giant bulefin tuna is by rod and reel. So all of the fishing mortality is by Rod anbd reel, so whatever "dent" is put on the fihs, it is all as a result of R&R fishing.

That is a pathetic way of looking at the fishery and is very skewed. Especially since most of the small fish damage is done overseas. The USA R&R small BFT fishery damage is next to nil compared to comm fisheries any place in the world and you know it. I know you have seen photos of those tiny (almost bonito size) BTF caught overseas for comm reasons.

The problem with the tuna is it swims all around the world and we have little to no control over what other countries really do. IMO we will never stop them from fishing until there are no more fish for them to kill. For anyone to say its the weekend fishermen in New England (who probably gets out a few trips each year) and is doing all the fishery damage...is a an outright distortion IMO.

I hope that is the new reg. I wrote them a letter last season telling them their approach last year was too complicated with seasons regions and fish limits. A consistent size and bad limit throughout the year is the way to go.