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Originally Posted by Chico
Isn't it true that the commercial landings/quota were reduced in the past few years? If so, then we have to look for other possible answers. Some say the cod are following the bait schools, and yes, the bait schools have been decimated by the comms. This is the first year where they are reducing the allowable catch of bunker, too little, too late. We must also share the blame for overfishing some areas. You read the reports of boats fishing for cod, bumper to bumper, day in, day out. That has to have some effect as well.
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You do realize NJ shares their catch with other states thats why your Sea bass season ended early right? Mass went way over the allocated limit and that shut you down as you were nowhere nearing yours.
That's why you didn't have a Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 sea bass season.
NJ Fish and Game-
(as of 10/2012)
May. 19 - Sept. 3
Sept. 23 - Oct. 14
Will not be reopening in November - Closed for 2012
I know of maybe 6 boats that go offshore for sea bass when it is open and those six boats would have to bang on those stocks everyday for a year in order to even make a ding in the stocks. ( Mind you they went offshore only about half the time maybe a little more because of weather and they never went for 2 years prior) Please explain how this will hurt our stock again.
From NOAA for black sea bass-
Fishing Rate
Sustainable (no overfishing) in the Mid-Atlantic.
http://www.fishwatch.gov/seafood_pro...k_sea_bass.htm
