New tilefish restrictions take effect immediately

[newsman]

The National Marine Fisheries Service announces that it is putting emergency tilefish fishing restrictions into effect: http://www.examiner.com/article/emer...ct-immediately

[PaBeerGuy]

Crap! I thought we had until June 24th, they slammed this through quick. oh well, guess we'll see how this goes.

[shrimpman steve]

BOHICA

(Bend over, here it comes again)

[Trident 13]

That blows,on a 5 day trip starting the 22nd. Hope plenty of barrel and wreck fishing to make up for difference

[EEL killer]

Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

BOHICA

(Bend over, here it comes again)

That just goes to show you that no matter what we do we have no voice .Write letters ,campaign or march .They don't care .We do not matter. Oh well 7 fish per man per day is not bad ,guess it will have to do .

[captnvinny]

Originally Posted by EEL killer

Oh well 7 fish per man per day is not bad ,guess it will have to do .

7 per trip, that screws all the multi day trips!

[EEL killer]

Originally Posted by captnvinny

7 per trip, that screws all the multi day trips!

So this is incorrect?
Mid-Atlantic and Southern councils presented conflicting information, which NMFS needs to sort out while it ponders a long-term strategy. Meanwhile, recreational anglers will be limited to seven tilefish a day, a limit already in effect in Maryland and Virginia

This is from the article

[captnvinny]

Originally Posted by EEL killer

So this is incorrect?
Mid-Atlantic and Southern councils presented conflicting information, which NMFS needs to sort out while it ponders a long-term strategy. Meanwhile, recreational anglers will be limited to seven tilefish a day, a limit already in effect in Maryland and Virginia

This is from the article

http://www.mafmc.org/newsfeed/2015/b...ergency-action

[PaBeerGuy]

Originally Posted by captnvinny

http://www.mafmc.org/newsfeed/2015/b...ergency-action

Doesn't that figure as this was my first year where I signed up for multiple 2 day trips. Can we eat as many as we want while out there? I'm feeling sick thinking about it.

[Dave A]

Originally Posted by EEL killer

That just goes to show you that no matter what we do we have no voice .Write letters ,campaign or march .They don't care .We do not matter. Oh well 7 fish per man per day is not bad ,guess it will have to do .

First of all it is 7 fish per trip, not per day. Just wondering what if anything you did specifically regarding this issue. I ask this because the only reason we even have 7 fish per trip is because enough people called Sen Booker's office concerned over this issue. I noticed that there were no rec anglers besides myself at this past Tues night scoping meeting on bluelines. In fact there were only 2 captains there; Capt Jeff Gutman from the Voyager and Capt Jim Cicchiti from the Atlantic Star (Wildwood). None of the "famous" six pack tilefish charter boats bothered to show up.