ASMFC-ACRONYM-Always Slashing Migratory Fish Concentrations

[Capt Sal]

Originally Posted by reason162

Any way you interpret the plot OP has it wrong when it comes to the 14" comm limit. It's not a question of fairness vs the rec limit; draggers don't want a smaller min size bc the most valuable fish are larger than 14". They would be ecstatic to have a 19" limit like recs do bc those fish are worth more money.

I think we can agree that in an ideal world, there would be no highgrading allowed at all. Everything you drag up counts against your quota, no tossing back dead fish. But as we've discussed before, regardless of the laws written enforcement is key, and that seems to be lacking on the high seas.

I've nothing against reducing the porgy take, I highly doubt it'll go down to 3 lol but 50pp is rather obscene. Bluefish are in trouble, whatever they need to do to prevent catastrophe they ought to do it. We had a world class fishery that was underappreciated and will be sorely missed if things go south permanently. I've never seen the wanton waste of fish as on bluefish party boats replicated in other fisheries. Gunny sacks of big blues baking in the sun, hauled off for what? Fertilizer? It's unconscionable.

MRIP is easily misinterpreted by some people (on purpose or otherwise) if you zoom in too close on localized data points, but overall it is sound. MRIP passed muster with the national academy of sciences and that's good enough for me.

Didn't realize the other thread was shut down. No wonder I got a classy PM from Sal...worth a chuckle.

Must be nice to be the GURU! LMFAO Gunny sacks of blues is bull shit.Most of what you post is your opinion not science.