[Capt. Jerry P]

Seabass stock is healthy both inshore n offshore. Due to the regulations we have faced over the years. We complied with responsible size n bag limit as well as increased habitat from reefs. And for this we will lose more... cuts shorter seasons etc same old song...if we don't catch something the stock is depleted... stock is good we catch too many... not that I believe any of their cockola #s but it's not a surprise catches of seabass are up especially catching more in areas they didnt b4 likely bc of how healthy the stock is. AND TO boot a 33 % cut seabass ( depending on the time of year) will add extra pressure to stripers even with this year's reduction as well as fluke. Domino effect when healthy fisheries are miss managed... so if u really were worried about stripers u would b paying attention to the regs for others species that overlap seasons