Sea Bass Closure

[captadamnj]

NOAA just announced 180 day closure of recreational black sea bass fishery in federal waters, effective Monday, 10/5.

[Garone Custom Rods]

fantastic!

[oceansuey]

puts another nail in the coffin for every recreational angler that fishes the offshore waters for sea bass during the winter months. puts more dirt in the grave of the headboats that participate in the offshore sea bass fishery. what a crock of s--t. guess the revenue generated by those who fish for sea bass in federal waters doesnt mean anything 2 our govt. arent we in a recession? now the monies spent by anglers and headboat operaters wont be spent. when is this bs gunna end geeze.

[Honger]

this is just for federal water? so inshore is ok i am assuming?

[sportfishingusa]

yeah federal.. and only north of cape hatteras.. what a crock a sheet!

[Garone Custom Rods]

I bet the commercial guys can still fish what a bunch of crap!

[MartyS]

Isn't federal waters only 3 miles from shore? Please tell me I'm wrong.

[NoWorries]

Federal waters are outside 3 miles

[MartyS]

Originally Posted by NoWorries

Federal waters are outside 3 miles

So that pretty much shuts down the sea bass fishery for the boats out of Belmar and Brielle/PPB. I don't recall fishing within 3 miles of shore.

[sportfishingusa]

Originally Posted by MartyS

So that pretty much shuts down the sea bass fishery for the boats out of Belmar and Brielle/PPB. I don't recall fishing within 3 miles of shore.

3 miles is about 50-60ft max out of barnaget!! THIS SUCKS!!

Looks like a TON of party boats are going to be sitting dockside this winter...

What i cant wait to see is cod, pollock, hake, and ling trips being ran and all the JUMBO sea bass being thrown back as accidental bycatch without being vented..

I will sit behind all the boats offshore waiting for them to float by.. if they are dead they shouldnt count towards the quota!!

WHAT A CROCK!! I HATE THIS COUNTRY AND WORLD..