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NJ Saltwater Fisherman => Fisheries Management => Topic started by: Capt. Carl on December 16, 2010, 01:30:40 PM
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Nicely Done Captain!
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232/?video=1698557255&play=1
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Saw that this morning.
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I wish Al had hit 'em harder while they were up against the ropes.
A) If sea bass is not overfished and overfishing is not occurring, why did the Council vote yesterday to knock 50 days off our 2011 season?
B) When the bag limit conversation came up, I think Al should've offered an immediate compromise - we'll cut our bag limit in half if you give us back the additional 50 days, how about it?
C) Why is MRFSS still being used to gauge recreational harvest and contribute to overall stock assessments when NOAA was supposed to have this program replaced in 2009? The question should've been posed on national television, why are our Councils still using "fatally flawed" data to manage the recreational fishery?
D) While Council should be proud to have so many healthy fisheries, why are the harvest limits lower today than at any point in history despite the fact that these stocks are so healthy, and what do you say to fishermen standing in the unemployment line to make them feel so darn good about this healthy resource?
E) Mr. Robins said that overfishing is not occurring, but I'd like to hear the statutory definition of "overfishing" explained in full on national television so that these reporters get an idea about it actually means.
F) Finally, with Commerce Secretary Locke coming on the program immediately after, a great question would've been concerning the fishing industry's lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of all of the above points, putting the onus then on him to address the fishery management situation in America based on all these legal wranglings over sea bass, red snapper, catch shares and the New England groundfishermen.
Too many niceties for me on SquawkBox - more like PuffBox to me!
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I wish Al had hit 'em harder while they were up against the ropes.
A) If sea bass is not overfished and overfishing is not occurring, why did the Council vote yesterday to knock 50 days off our 2011 season?
B) When the bag limit conversation came up, I think Al should've offered an immediate compromise - we'll cut our bag limit in half if you give us back the additional 50 days, how about it?
C) Why is MRFSS still being used to gauge recreational harvest and contribute to overall stock assessments when NOAA was supposed to have this program replaced in 2009? The question should've been posed on national television, why are our Councils still using "fatally flawed" data to manage the recreational fi
E) Mr. Robins said that overfishing is not occurring, but I'd like to hear the statutory definition of "overfishing" explained in full on national television so that these reporters get an idea about it actually means.
Too many niceties for me on SquawkBox - more like PuffBox to me!
I just about got misty eyed reading you post :'(
It appears we have found some common ground here TT^ It looks like it was a nice try but a huge missed opportunity. As a person that considerer's myself pro management and not anti NMFS I can state that Mr Robins comments made me want to puke and are an insult to all rec fisherman. Boy O boy those comments had a giant bullseye all over them yet not a shot was fired. His scup comments had me yelling at the TV.He did not mention anything about asking for 37% reductions on a healthy fully rebuilt fishery that was and is 20 million pounds under the overfishing threshold. On a positive Al did give us a nice fishing report and said that plenty of party boats were catching lots of 2 to 4 pound seabass. Oyea also that it was very crowded offshore from all the party boat seabass fishing
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he could have hit him a little harder i guess.....but i think the major intent was to bring to light how owners are losing their businesses due to these regulations being set on fisheries that are rebuilt already.....he looks good in a suit! t^