Hey Guys,
I love coming on here! Sells, as far as I know, I am the only one who is doing this “correctly” right now, and fish aren’t really there yet, still out in 250-600’ warmer(I told Lucca that too, but they had the date set before they found a “source,” we tried all the way out to 160’ but it was like 59F on bottom, JUST TO COLD!).
All the boats I fish on, including my new fishing/diving/lionfish-hunting charter boat (26 glacier bay) are properly licensed. We have the Commercial license, AND the much needed (thanks to info from NOAA, SCDNR, AND DHEC) “wholesale distribution” license. With just the commercial permit, from what I understand, people can still “sell” fish to distributors like Mt P seafood, crosby’s ect, but you need the wholesale/distribution license to sell directly to private vendors.
As far as regular old fishing goes, and for commercial fisherman alike, the species is 100% un-managed. There are no size, number, length, weight, or age requirements to limit fishing. That always gets commercial guys attention…“endless income, right?” When the water hits 67 or better, I average about 200 fish in 3-4 dives alone. Right now restaurant are paying anywhere from $8-15 a pound, or $10-15 a fish depending on what quantity and quality of fish they are looking for, and how they are going to serve them. You do the math to see if its worth some commercial time…What it does for us water folk who are sitting on our hands dreaming about ARS ceviche, is gives divers and fisherman alike the rare opportunity to be able to spend a day on the water, kill a bunch of fish, and grab some cash and hook up a local diner to make up for trip price. After the whole day is done, fiberglass sprayed with blood, with 300 fish in the box, you can actually get paid for your kill frenzy…Here’s the catch, your helping the environment!
Lionfish eat 7x per hour more than a BSB. Of that food, 90% of species ingested are juvenile grouper, snapper, and bsb. If the SAMFC thinks fishing from the top is the p
