Out today - NOAA Announces New Regs for Snapper-Grouper and Dolphin Wahoo. See Southeast Fishery Bulletin FB12-017. South Carolina size limit for dolphin 20 inches fork length.
Grouper-Snapper now six species but closed Jan. 1 through June 30 AND Sept 1 through Dec 31.
For more info contact Nikhil Methta at nikhil.methta@noaa.gov
I don’t know if that is 100% accurate. Here is the bulletin:
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/bulletins/pdfs/2012/FB12-017_SA_Comp_ACL_Amend_Final_Rule.pdf
Here is the entry into the federal registry:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-03-16/pdf/2012-6450.pdf
As far as I can tell, the season that you mention only applies to recreational wreckfish.
Did you read those Jason? They SUCK for us!
NMFS really does stand for “No More Fishing Season”.
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Sometimes I love my wife. She read this and says to me, “we better get out there quick and get as many as can over that rail!”
Do you guys really depend on that many dolphin under 20"? That’s a pretty small dolphin…
What does this mean??
In addition, the final rule specifies the following management measures:
Recreational sector for wreckfish (Snapper-Grouper
Fishery Management Plan):
Dolphin (Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Management Plan):
Only 1 daily bag limit per boat?
It looks like Grouper Snapper will open only from July 1 - Aug 31?
And why only S.C. with 20" Dolphin??
I hope I am reading this wrong!!!
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If I’m not mistaken, FL has had a size limit for years on dolphin.
Thats the one I can live with!!!
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Again… Season and 1 per boat is for wreckfish… You guys don’t fish for them anyway.
SkinneJ,
Isn’t that snapper / grouper?? or am I reading this wrong??
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No, a wreckfish is a species that is also in the snapper\grouper complex: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreckfish
Currently, there is NO recreational harvest allowed. It actually sounds like they are opening it up to recreationals.
Well then - Come on back up and lets go fish’n!!!
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Wreckfish tasty. Yumm…
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I have no problem with a 20" min on dolphin…that makes much more sense than 95% of the other regs passed within the last 3 yrs…
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Originally posted by hooksterI have no problem with a 20" min on dolphin…that makes much more sense than 95% of the other regs passed within the last 3 yrs…
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Originally posted by hooksterI have no problem with a 20" min on dolphin…that makes much more sense than 95% of the other regs passed within the last 3 yrs…
I don’t have a problem with it either. But histiry tells us this is just the begining in closing down a fishery.
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Amen!! I don’t have a problem with it either but why 20"? All of a sudden we need a 20" min law? Once again there is no science behind the madness!!! Hey Bob we need to do something today - Hmmmmmmm - GOT IT!! 20" Limit on Dolphin!! Let’s go play Golf, it’s almost Noon!
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Originally posted by DownandOutAmen!! I don’t have a problem with it either but why 20"? All of a sudden we need a 20" min law? Once again there is no science behind the madness!!! Hey Bob we need to do something today - Hmmmmmmm - GOT IT!! 20" Limit on Dolphin!! Let’s go play Golf, it’s almost Noon!
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the same minimum that Florida has had for a long time. Dolphin are able to spawn at around 12" so they want to give the fish time to spawn once or twice before they end up in the frying pan.
there is actually some sort of science around this.
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Do Ga. And NC also have a limit? I noticed SC was the only state listed?
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