Doggy problem…….

[Broad Bill]

Originally Posted by hammer4reel

They cut the quota , so guys that were fishing for them stopped.
Not enough profit to run the boat at their current limits .
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I believe you Dan but based on reports the stock is thriving, cutting quotas for a fish which only has commercial value makes no sense. There are predators that eat dogfish but it's not like bunker we're talking about. I've read other sharks, bluefin tuna, monk fish etc. feed on them but all indications are the stock is thriving. Maybe foreign market prices doesn't make it economically feasible for commercials to target them so NMFS just cut quotas if they weren't being harvested.