2013 Fluke Regultion Options

[Angler Paul]

Yes, I mentioned this in my initial post.

There is also a possibility that after all the states have set their regulations, the
ASMFC might allow New York and New Jersey to further relax their regulations if there
appears that there might me a coast wide estimated underage. Most advisors spoke
against utilizing it if it became available for fear of it causing us to exceed our quota. I
urged the council to take a least partial advantage of it if it becomes available. I
mentioned that we are more likely to underfish our quota this year as there will be far less
participation. This is due to the fact that many of our marinas, private boats and coastal
homes were devastated by Hurricane Sandy.

[SaltLife1980]

Other question i had was.. we lost a lot of Sept due to storms last season.. So how did we over fish again.. This system of data collecting is flaw... Its time for a change bc this crap just keeps on getting worse..

[Angler Paul]

The data is "fatally flawed as we all know. I did not look at the wave data but kind of assume the surveys taken in wave 4 (July-August) probably caused us to go over. From my personal observations I doubt that we really exceeded our quota. I had a very good year out of Barnegat Inlet but often had to run all the way to the Sea Girt Reef and even further north. As always while some fishermen had great days south of BI, most fishing there was slow. It was also kind of strange that for most of the season, the morning bite was much better than the afternoon/evening bite.

[SaltLife1980]

And you should have this meeting on the weekends so more people can come..