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NJ Saltwater Fisherman => Fisheries Management => Topic started by: gymrat987654321 on January 08, 2014, 04:20:59 PM

Title: Things sure have changed
Post by: gymrat987654321 on January 08, 2014, 04:20:59 PM: (http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd71/wink_man/1996fishingregs.jpg)

I'm too young to even remember this. Based on my only experiences with regulations, these are crazy. Makes me wonder what it'll be like 20 years from now.
Title: Re: Things sure have changed
Post by: Bucktail on January 08, 2014, 05:49:06 PM: It unnerves me to think there are adults among us that were too young to remember 1996. It doesn't seem that long ago to me. :P
Title: Re: Things sure have changed
Post by: Bucktail on January 08, 2014, 05:53:42 PM: By the way, despite most of the minimum sizes and bag limits becoming more restrictive, there is one limit that has since been increased from that year.

Does anyone notice which one it is?
Title: Re: Things sure have changed
Post by: IrishAyes on January 08, 2014, 06:31:44 PM: The lowly blue fish Bob.

What bothers me with all these regulations...we have had them for many, many years and they don't seem to have helped any at all with them now being way more restrictive than they were at the onset. I thought these regulations were supposed to help the fish. Has to be something wrong with the way the regulators are going about it if things keep getting worse. 5hrug

Time to evaluate the regulators and how good of a job they are doing.
Title: Re: Things sure have changed
Post by: Kenny on January 08, 2014, 06:37:27 PM: Sea bass aren't even on the list....

No limit on winter founder.. ( loved that fishery !)
Title: Re: Things sure have changed
Post by: SHARKBITE on January 08, 2014, 06:42:28 PM: Quote from: Bucktail on January 08, 2014, 05:49:06 PM
It unnerves me to think there are adults among us that were too young to remember 1996. It doesn't seem that long ago to me. :P

I'm with you....same goes with some of the music generations
Title: Re: Things sure have changed
Post by: Duffman on January 08, 2014, 06:47:20 PM: Pretty cool to see that tackle shop handout again. Cool stuff!

Sad to see how things have changed.
Title: Re: Things sure have changed
Post by: Hunter 2 on January 08, 2014, 07:37:15 PM: Also missing are:
Black Drum
Red Drum
Sharks
Cod
Pollack
Cobia
King Mackeral
Spanish Mackeral

Although some local shops only posted more popular species.
Title: Re: Things sure have changed
Post by: gymrat987654321 on January 08, 2014, 08:02:02 PM: Quote from: Hunter 2 on January 08, 2014, 07:37:15 PM
Also missing are:
Black Drum
Red Drum
Sharks
Cod
Pollack
Cobia
King Mackeral
Spanish Mackeral

Although some local shops only posted more popular species.

Those are on the bottom left.
Title: Re: Things sure have changed
Post by: MJ619 on January 11, 2014, 03:36:08 PM: The problem with regulators is that there is no measurement for success. Lets face it they just pass untested rules for the people and then give a free pass to some foreign country to suck our natural resources dry. In some points of history this act was called treason. Today it is called regulation without representation!
Title: Re: Things sure have changed
Post by: wb on January 16, 2014, 10:52:24 AM: I will take option 1996:

8 fish at 14", no closed season clp