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Angler Paul · #11 12-13-2016, 12:40 AM

The MAFMC approved SMZ status for our reefs. See separate thread.

Canyonfish · #12 12-13-2016, 07:23 AM

I may have to try skate wings and sea robin filets this year....... never thought I would resort to eating bait

Jay · #13 12-13-2016, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Canyonfish

I may have to try skate wings and sea robin filets this year....... never thought I would resort to eating bait

Sea robins are not bad at all.

reason162 · #14 12-13-2016, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay

Sea robins are not bad at all.

Skate wings are even better.

Offshoreafflicted · #15 12-13-2016, 02:26 PM

If it's that bad they should close the commercial fishery. What are the chances they ever do that?

Detour66 · #16 12-13-2016, 03:45 PM

Why is it that the Recreational fisherman and Party/Charter boat Captains are always the ones on the front lines fighting these terrible regulations? What about the big companies that sell bait,lures,reels, boats electronics etc etc fighting this with lobbying to preserve this industry and their businesses. They have the BIG bucks and have millions to lose. Either there heads are in the sand or they are moving on to something else cause this sport is going to disappear fast if it continues the way things are going.

Ry609 · #17 12-14-2016, 11:28 AM

2 fish @ 19" is ludicrous and would force a lot of people to spend their money at the fish market than on a party boat

dales529 · #18 12-14-2016, 02:22 PM

Interesting read: https://static1.squarespace.com/stat...r+Measures.pdf

MAMFC meeting on Summer Flounder starts at 1:30. I believe if you go on the MAMFC website under council meetings you can listen on Webinar as a quest.

Matt_Conway71 · #19 12-15-2016, 04:40 PM

njdiver · #20 12-17-2016, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by chrislars

Have to wonder how much abandoned or cut off gear is on the reefs! I know we brought up a few this year along on the party boats' anchors that had been down there for a long time.

It would be a monumental task, but recovery of those old pots to clean off the reefs should be the next task after tethered ones are removed. Anyone else seen the videos of the piles and piles of rope and fishing line that comes off the reefs when divers get down to them? It's crazy!

Here is a possible solution:

https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/discover-issue

https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/types/...t-fishing-gear

https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/remova...ern-new-jersey

https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/about-us/funding