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Originally Posted by pectoralfin
The following was extracted from the "Golden Tilefish Individual Fishing Quota Program- Five Year Review". Pay attention to the first sentence. The current limit is 8 fish per person.
Recreational Sector Theme. There is concern that an increase in recreational
fishing of golden tilefish will deplete the resource. Stakeholders provided the following observations: 1) There has been increased recreational fishing effort towards golden tilefish as the seasons for other key recreational species have shortened, and 2) because tilefish is a slow growth species and the bag limit is relatively high, some recreational anglers are worried that the increased recreational effort will deplete the resource.
I just think its interesting that there is concern that recreational fishing may deplete a fishery that is more that 70 miles from the coast because the seasons for other key recreational species have been shortened.
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I am equally concerned about "stakeholders" AND the higlighted quote above that SOME RECREATIONAL Anglers are promoting this crap. IF true then once again we are our own worst enemy
