Gamefish Status???

[Nebe]

this would be great!! take the friggin price of the fish's head please.

[Mr. Sandman]

Originally Posted by Nebe

this would be great!! take the friggin price of the fish's head please.

BINGO! We have a winner!!!

This, along with sensible rec, forage fish and indiscriminate comm fishing management

There is a huge black market, this is ignored.

Recs are not doing near the damage that we are led to believe.

Bycatch kill will be a continued nightmare, this should put a spotlight on the issue and might have an impact on dragging.

The EEZ is NOT patrolled anyway. Most anglers don't even know what the EEZ is or where it is. Making it a game fish is a smart idea and will ease the enforcement issue.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman

There is a huge black market, this is ignored.

The only way to stop this is to shut down all comm fishery for striped bass period.

Nobody able to sell = easy to catch the black market sales.