The weekly catch per boat for February is 6,000 lbs. per week. That’s about 3,000+ fish per boat per week. Simple math puts the possibility of one boat catching 12,000 fluke in a month. Keep doing the math and see what possible totals you can come up with. Juggle some numbers and add ten commercial boats into the mix. How many fluke would they possibly take in a week ( discounting any and all culls )? Now, how many recreational and charter/party boats would it take to catch the same amount?
It’s just something to consider. There’s no need to start this commercial/recreational conversation again, but it does make you think. Perhaps the regulators will look at the possibilities and do some realistic math.
https://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/...od01-26-22.pdf
