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Originally Posted by Blackfish Doug
I know what your looking at but those fish were probably 14" those trays they are laying over are either 8" or 10" wide. I know this makes you angry when you see the size of those fish because there was a time when you could keep fish this size legally & people did. I'm not against fish being kept at that size as long as they don't go over their limit poundage. If they throw back that fish after it's being caught all it's going to do is die. This is a copy of what they can keep legally nowhere in do I see a size limit. But think about it for second during Jan & Feb they are only allowed 2500 lbs a day or 5000 lbs a week. If your lucky enough to reach your poundage if the weather lets you & that's if your lucky add it up. 5000lb week limit at a average of about $ 2.00 to $3.00 a pound don't forget that commercial guy is not getting $12.99 a pound. That fish passed through at least 2 vendors before it reach's the market & everybody is getting a profit. So the person gets anywhere from $10,000 to 15,000 if they reach their limit remember it's hard to reach that number try it once & you will know what I mean. Now divide that number by 7 because that's your weekly limit. It's not much money when you add up your costs gas ,insurance,dockage, crews expense plus repairs. Did you ever look at the people who do this for a living? they are far from living great I don't see them driving Mercedes or Bentley's. Imagine having no sick days or holidays off working with broken arms busted fingers they do it it's not a great life. Our enemy is not the commercial guy it's the government who rules on our quota's. If both the fisherman & commercial guy can only get together on this more can be done. There are more recreational fisherman then commercial fisherman by a long shot. This is the website do the math add it up & think about more about the profit because it's not as great as you think.
http://njfishandwildlife.com/pdf/201..._quota2015.pdf |
With all due respect.. If there's no or little money, than get out,, Very simple.. Hell, I drove a damn school bus and most of the drivers I work with are over 30 k a year, and a few are in the 50-60 K range.. If these poor souls that fish commercially are driving rusted out junk, living in shacks, and have no health insurance, get the hell out, and do something else.. We'll put them to work up here starting at $15 an hour, top benefits, pension, and TONS of time off.. Must be similar work in NJ, another big union state... Personally I don't buy the "poverty wages" shtick... If things are that bad and these guys are not eating well, can't afford a doctor, can't pay for gas and slip, they need to GET OUT and leave the fish in the ocean... Sorry, money, BIG money is being made, or there would be no commercial fishing glut as we have today.... bob
