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Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski
The New York Fluke regs put a lot of NY Fluke boats out of business. You fight for your interests and we will fight for ours.
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Gerry you clearly don't remember when fluking sucked. I am only 36 and remember it vividly.
We used to call it drifting and dreaming.
NJ didn't do anything to help the fluke trouble, NY stepped up and because of that you have the fluke fishing you have today.
Now in 1999 fluke measures were set (Amendment 12) to go into affect in 2000 under the Magnuson Stevens Act.
This was supposed to go 10 years, They reaccessed the number of fluke in 2007 and found the number have rebounded back to a stable biomass, but they continued the shenanigans and extended it till 2013. (edit) some how a piece was erased.
You in NJ never wanted to give anything up and still fight even though NY did the right thing and because of that you enjoy great fluke fishing.
3 Years ago I warned you guys in NJ that you are going to face the same fate NY did and you were all gun-ho and stated it wouldn't happen we have a voice well just last year you people gave up 3 fish to gain a half an inch.
NY is now stabilizing and yes we did lose a few boats, but that isn't stopping the new boats that have acquired a slip in Sheepshead Bay as now the Bay is full of fishing boats! It will be back stronger than ever.
Now back to NJ, you are going to start losing boats faster and faster as the steam roller comes barreling through.
I say join forces with NY because you are looking at 4 fish at 18" soon you will be at the same as NY 4 fish at 19".
The bottom line is they want you o fight and they want you to lose boats so that they knock the number of boats down, because thats what they are doing.
