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I am an electrician from MA I have far less of a clue on Marine Fisheries Management than many. I do know the last time we had a summer like we had this year was in the 80's Large fish being pounded off the block out off the rips in MV etc. We all know what happened then. The moratorium. When commercial fishing ended for Striped bass what happened the stocks came back in a Major way. They reopened the comm fishery and we are where we are now. Below average YOY indexes and breeders getting slaughtered.
Before I get ripped apart - ABOVE POSTED BY JACKBASS
JackBass
As you said, you have far less of a clue on marine management than many, but you wrote over a hundred letters. I know your trying to do what you think is the right thing on what little facts you have. You are on one extreme with stripers forever and that is shut down mass. Why because they are one of the commercial states that have a legit reporting system when the recs have none. Would such a fuss be made if there was no poundage quoata and you were allowed to sell fish commercially in Mass from July 1 to aug 31???
What happened in the 80's is in no way the same and the summer in block isnt what caused it. Do you even know what kind of limits to commercials and recs had back then??? Or what kind of regulations, dragging, gillnetting etc???
You do knowWe do have an EEZ which is basically closed waters for striped bass, did we have that in the 80's. you do know that they shut Chesapeake bay down from Jan to may??? There are alot more measures in Place.
Unfortunately the inshore fishery has seen a decline in many areas, just the same it has flourished in others.
If youre gonna fish the same spot year after year and hope they show, well thats on you...
Preach your story to the Crab guys down south, they are blaming the striped bass for eating all the crab. They say there is way to many striped bass.
You gonna hand out my posts at your club too ?!?!?!
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