2017 commercial fluke regs ???????

[IKAT]

Ok If I  read this correctly NJ is giving the commercial fishermen an open book on  taking the breeder stock of Fluke.
If you look at the chart--Jan. Feb. & Sept. Oct.---The allocation  they gave tends to give the commercials 3 times the amount of breeders they can keep-then other months?
So when I read that “I can go to the store and buy a 14” filet of fluke-that’s an approx. a 20 “ fish correct???

Also they say a 30% reduction but 16.7 for NJ and the 10% by catch-so that would be a 6.7 reduction for the coms.

What are your thoughts --or just enlighten me--Thanks


http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/2017/marlet-smrflndr_quota2017.pdf

[fluke - u]

  .... It seems you are right ...

[IKAT]

.... It seems you are right ...

WOW once in 66 years LOL

They did the same thing with winter flounder in Raritan bay--NO fISH 2011  300 fish in 5 hours with 5 people

[Fishin Dude]

Try telling the Game Warden the extra fish in the cooler is "By Catch", I'm sure it will go over well. Commercial guys got it made.

[IrishAyes]

So when I read that “I can go to the store and buy a 14” filet of fluke-that’s an approx. a 20 “ fish correct???

14" is not the filet size, it is the minimum size fish the comms can take. The filet itself will be much smaller.  

Also they say a 30% reduction but 16.7 for NJ and the 10% by catch-so that would be a 6.7 reduction for the coms.

16.7% is the NJ's comms share of the COAST WIDE limit, not their reduction.

Believe me, I am not an advocate of the comms.

[IKAT]

So when I read that “I can go to the store and buy a 14” filet of fluke-that’s an approx. a 20 “ fish correct???

14" is not the filet size, it is the minimum size fish the comms can take. The filet itself will be much smaller.  

Also they say a 30% reduction but 16.7 for NJ and the 10% by catch-so that would be a 6.7 reduction for the coms.

16.7% is the NJ's comms share of the COAST WIDE limit, not their reduction.

Believe me, I am not an advocate of the comms.

Yea Joe--that post  about 14" filets was a quote from someone on here--And yes a 14" fluke would yield about a 6-8" filet.

[IrishAyes]