[Gerry Zagorski]

State regulations can’t be set until the federal government finishes their work by looking at 2022 data and setting quotas for 2023. The preliminary work has already started and it’s looking like we will get a 10% increase in Fluke and a 10% reduction in Seabass. This is subject to change since not all the 2022 data has been finalized and reviewed. This is the way it happens every year and for every state.

Over the next several weeks the quotas will be finalized. The states will then be able to submit a variety of regulation options back to the feds which are subject to approval. Once approved the state will decide which approved options they want to put forward for public comment, hold a public meeting and decide on which option becomes our new regulations. This usually happens in April and until then, the 2022 regulations remain in effect.