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Originally posted by Beaufort BoyI don’t think any of us are terribly happy with the current management scheme, but it literally is an act of Congress to change/modify the Magnuson-Stevens Act. US Rep Sanford and US Sen’s Scott and Graham are who you need to be contacting. The Gulf states are trying obtain control of gulf red snapper (Google HR 3094), no telling how that will pan out.
Back to the original subject of sector allocation…several years ago when black sea bass where “overfished and undergoing over fishing”, the total quota was split right at 50/50 between recs and commercial. Now it is 57% rec and 43% commercial. Also consider other fish that historically had commercial landings but don’t anymore (at least in SC)…most billfish, menhaden, adult black drum, red drum, speckled trout. I am certainly not advocating having a local commercial fishery for these species, just that over many years various species have been removed from the commercial sector.Sea Hunt 207CC,Yam F150
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