Snappers/cocktails/bluefish
1,132 views·6 replies·by Gooch88
Sadly has been like that past few years.
CaptainOriginal Crew1,675 postsSince 2018
I’ve been looking into the bluefish issue as have our reguLators. Without getting too deep into the weeds right now, let’s just say our practice of catch and release has shifted a huge chunk of the quota to coms and we’re going to see a reduction in our bag limit.
They did this with tog and now coms have all year to fish and we’ve been reduced to a 6 week season. The same is now happening with bluefish.
They did this with tog and now coms have all year to fish and we’ve been reduced to a 6 week season. The same is now happening with bluefish.
CommodoreOriginal Crew5,158 postsSince 2018
>
I’ve been looking into the bluefish issue as have our reguLators. Without getting too deep into the weeds right now, let’s just say our practice of catch and release has shifted a huge chunk of the quota to coms and we’re going to see a reduction in our bag limit.
They did this with tog and now coms have all year to fish and we’ve been reduced to a 6 week season. The same is now happening with bluefish.
That’s exactly what I was thinking sad times ahead..
I’ve been looking into the bluefish issue as have our reguLators. Without getting too deep into the weeds right now, let’s just say our practice of catch and release has shifted a huge chunk of the quota to coms and we’re going to see a reduction in our bag limit.
They did this with tog and now coms have all year to fish and we’ve been reduced to a 6 week season. The same is now happening with bluefish.
That’s exactly what I was thinking sad times ahead..
DeckhandOriginal Crew3 postsSince 2019
F
>
I’ve been looking into the bluefish issue as have our reguLators. Without getting too deep into the weeds right now, let’s just say our practice of catch and release has shifted a huge chunk of the quota to coms and we’re going to see a reduction in our bag limit.
They did this with tog and now coms have all year to fish and we’ve been reduced to a 6 week season. The same is now happening with bluefish.
This would be really stupid (though I'm not doubting you). In the case of tog at least, the fish has a solid commercial value.
Who is paying good money to buy bluefish? I've seen them pretty cheap any time I've run across them at the fish market, I can't imagine the wholesale value is worth all that much. Are regulators really willing to give up a fish's sustainability to get the comms a few bucks?
I’ve been looking into the bluefish issue as have our reguLators. Without getting too deep into the weeds right now, let’s just say our practice of catch and release has shifted a huge chunk of the quota to coms and we’re going to see a reduction in our bag limit.
They did this with tog and now coms have all year to fish and we’ve been reduced to a 6 week season. The same is now happening with bluefish.
This would be really stupid (though I'm not doubting you). In the case of tog at least, the fish has a solid commercial value.
Who is paying good money to buy bluefish? I've seen them pretty cheap any time I've run across them at the fish market, I can't imagine the wholesale value is worth all that much. Are regulators really willing to give up a fish's sustainability to get the comms a few bucks?
MateOriginal Crew85 postsSince 2019
I opposed the amendment from the day it was introduced. Anytime it involves recreational anglers transferring unused quota that can NEVER be returned, you know it's a bad deal. It essentially penalizes us for our conservation of the fishery as every fish we release is handed over to the com fishery.
I know this is hard for our young anglers to understand but those are the sad facts.
I know this is hard for our young anglers to understand but those are the sad facts.
CommodoreOriginal Crew5,158 postsSince 2018
Sign in to reply to this thread.