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Down Deep Sportfishing · #1 03-25-2018, 08:44 AM

http://https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/03/21/go-fish-under-president-trump-changing-political-tide-opens-water-anglers/384747002/

torchee · #2 03-25-2018, 08:55 AM

Less regulations for recreational = good

Less regulations for commercial = ??????????

NoLimit · #3 03-25-2018, 03:37 PM

This is great news - a President that is finally listening to us. He might be the best since FDR and I have to believe he is going to be pro active - developing strategies to increase stocks too.

How exactly can we increase fluke and flounder numbers? The obvious one is to stop targeting breeders. The other one has to be habitat renewal. Trawlers have dug up all the offshore eel grass and flattened lumps. There has to be a way to renew this stuff.

reason162 · #4 03-25-2018, 05:03 PM

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He might be the best since FDR

Tell me, seriously...did you type that with a straight face?

NoLimit · #5 03-26-2018, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by reason162

Tell me, seriously...did you type that with a straight face?

Youre right - I meant Teddy Roosevelt.

PortlyRedhead · #6 03-27-2018, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by reason162

Tell me, seriously...did you type that with a straight face?

I'm with you. How can you compare Donald Trump to the New Deal, no matter your political affiliation?

Capt Joe · #7 03-25-2018, 09:15 PM

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The other one has to be habitat renewal. Trawlers have dug up all the offshore eel grass and flattened lumps. There has to be a way to renew this stuff.

Nobody hates commercials more than me but this is hilarious

Flygaff · #8 03-26-2018, 07:39 AM

What are the odd of anything being done in our interest

Gerry Zagorski · #9 03-26-2018, 08:54 AM

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What are the odd of anything being done in our interest

There's a lot happening right now!!

On the political side, the Modern Fishing Act which serves to give some flexibility in the Magnuson Steven laws that current govern our fisheries is in the Senate and needs to go to the house for approval.

On the science side, the SSFFF has managed to get the results of the Sex/Size study considered in the 2018 Fluke Stock Assessment.

There have also been some recent successes here locally. Last year NJ chose to not accept one of the regulation options for Fluke that were forced on us by the Feds. We fought it and the Secretary of Commerce allowed us to deviate from those options. First time this has ever happened...

Also here in NJ a lot of groups, organizations and fishermen are getting involved in Fisheries Management issues. Yes, it's a lot of work and seems like an uphill battle. Many have tired and thrown in the towel while others continue to get involved and slug it out.

At the end of the day it's apathy and the "nothing's going to change" attitude that has taken away our rights to the resource and thanks to the people who continue to fight, things are finally starting to turn our way.

Still plenty or work and more to get done so don't give up, get involved.

bowhunter · #10 03-26-2018, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by torchee

Less regulations for recreational = good

Less regulations for commercial = ??????????

They have to eat also.