Should there be one? Been seeing lots of small fish being kept this summer. I know its legal to keep any size fish but it is also legal to ride your bike down highway 17 if you want to. Anyone know who to talk to over at DNR to get the ball rolling on having something done to protect these fish?
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Why? You want more goverment control. Sounds like you are just trying to protect your wallet. I could be wrong, but enough restrictions have be handed to us lately and I for one dont think we need anymore.
fish today work tomorrow
Why? Are sheephead overfished? is there a problem catching them? If not, leave it alone. If someone goes over their limit, then write them a ticket. Otherwise, leave it alone dude.
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I feel with all the other restrictions out there that Sheepshead are paying the price for some of it. People will kill the smallest of fish just for “one taco”. It’s called game management, deer hunters do it, why can’t fisherman? Not trying to protect my wallet at all, I rarely target Sheepshead on charters and when I do I release some of the bigger fish as well as ALL of the small ones.
Regulations on fish species are a necessity in our society today, that is if you want any of your kids or grandkids to catch fish when they are older.
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“I have tomorrow open!”
I understand DNR is working on a suite of alternatives whcih they will present at the September 9th meeting of the marine advisory committee at Fort Johnson. Georgia and Florida both have minimum sizes and a reduced creel.
quote:that sure is a pissy attitude!
Originally posted by sshaardaWhy? Are sheephead overfished? is there a problem catching them? If not, leave it alone. If someone goes over their limit, then write them a ticket. Otherwise, leave it alone dude.
“If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons today, there would be no more Israel .” Benjamin Netanyahu
GW 205
F200 Yam
would like to see a 14" minimum and a creel reduction to 10 per person…
hope it happens.
but, there is no such thing as pro-action when it comes to our fisheries…
xHCFCx
Fish are too valuable to be caught only once.
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Originally posted by CaptFritzShould there be one?
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yes… and no I don’t like more govt. control.
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Originally posted by barbawangquote:
Originally posted by CaptFritzShould there be one?
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quote:You are right. I should have been nicer. It just makes me mad when people call for regulating a fishery that no one on this board will convincingly say is in trouble.
Originally posted by Bolbiequote:that sure is a pissy attitude!
Originally posted by sshaardaWhy? Are sheephead overfished? is there a problem catching them? If not, leave it alone. If someone goes over their limit, then write them a ticket. Otherwise, leave it alone dude.
“If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons today, there would be no more Israel .” Benjamin Netanyahu
GW 205
F200 Yam
“If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons today, there would be no more Israel .” Benjamin Netanyahu
GW 205
F200 Yam
it has to be in trouble to be looked into?
why get to that point.
xHCFCx
Fish are too valuable to be caught only once.
You are right. We don’t want a fishery to get into trouble. However, if you allow some people to have their way, all recreational anglers will be catch and release only. YES, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I am all for protecting a fishery that has shown a scientific reduction in fish. I want the fishery healthy to pass on to my sons and theirs. I just don’t want someone calling DNR because they think someone kept too many fish of a small size WHEN THEY ARE WITHIN THEIR RIGHT TO DO SO.
“If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons today, there would be no more Israel .” Benjamin Netanyahu
GW 205
F200 Yam
Robert Boyles Jr. is the one to ask.
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Originally posted by BolbieRobert Boyles Jr. is the one to ask.
who is he?
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[quote]Originally posted by sshaarda
We don’t want a fishery to get into trouble. However, if you allow some people to have their way, all recreational anglers will be catch and release only. YES, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I am all for protecting a fishery that has shown a scientific reduction in fish. I want the fishery healthy to pass on to my sons and theirs. I just don’t want someone calling DNR because they think someone kept too many fish of a small size WHEN THEY ARE WITHIN THEIR RIGHT TO DO SO.(quote]
If we wait until “they” decide action is needed, the pendulum may well swing way too far the other way. If we, as recreational anglers, push to limit the size and creel limits on a species, we may have more control of the outcome than if we wait for the SAFMC, NMFS or anyone else to institute a limit.
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Ernest Hemingway
quote:reasonable people would think that. However, the people in charge of making the rules don't want you and me to keep any fish. PERIOD. Look at the BSB fishery and the draconian measures they have taken to "protect" a fishery where there is not a problem as proof of what will come of this course of reasoning.
Originally posted by TexasRed[quote]Originally posted by sshaarda
We don’t want a fishery to get into trouble. However, if you allow some people to have their way, all recreational anglers will be catch and release only. YES, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I am all for protecting a fishery that has shown a scientific reduction in fish. I want the fishery healthy to pass on to my sons and theirs. I just don’t want someone calling DNR because they think someone kept too many fish of a small size WHEN THEY ARE WITHIN THEIR RIGHT TO DO SO.(quote]
If we wait until “they” decide action is needed, the pendulum may well swing way too far the other way. If we, as recreational anglers, push to limit the size and creel limits on a species, we may have more control of the outcome than if we wait for the SAFMC, NMFS or anyone else to institute a limit.
19’ Sea-Pro CC
“Swagger Wagon”
Yamaha 115 - 2 stroke
14’ CMF Skiff
25 Johnson - 2 stroke
14’ Heritage Redfish“There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter.”
Ernest Hemingway
“If the Arabs put down their weapons today, there would be no more violence. If the Jews put down their weapons today, there would be no more Israel .” Benjamin Netanyahu
GW 205
F200 Yam
quote:C'mon Bonzo
Originally posted by Bonzo72quote:
Originally posted by BolbieRobert Boyles Jr. is the one to ask.
who is he?
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thanks Bolbie…for everybody else who didn’t know who Robert Boyles Jr. was either, here you go…
Robert Boyles, Jr.
S.C. Department of Natural Resources
Marine Resources Division
217 Ft. Johnson Road
(P.O. Box 12559)
Charleston, SC 29422-2559
843/953-9304 (office)
boylesr@dnr.sc.gov
Appointed to the Council in August of 2005, Robert Boyles is the Deputy Director for the Marine Resources Division of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Charleston, South Carolina. In this position Robert is responsible for all aspects of the operations, management, and policy coordination for the Marine Resources Division. As part of his current job duties, Robert oversees South Carolinas considerable investment in South Carolinas marine resources research, management, and education operations, which include almost 200 employees and a budget of approximately $17 million. As part of his duties Robert also represents the State of South Carolina as a Commissioner on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission.
Prior to joining the SCDNR, Robert worked in a variety of positions in marine resources management and administration, including stints with the South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium in Charleston and the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration in Washington, DC.
Robert holds a Master of Marine Policy from the University of Delaware and a BS in mathematical economics from Wake Forest University. Robert is married to the former Elizabeth Prioleau of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. They have two sons and live in Mount Pleasant, SC.
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Why would we bring the same drama on sheepshead that we have on bsb and red smapper? All three being from the snapper family and all reef bearing fish are nearly impossible to take a count of. All snapper swim in schools, if there are no snapper species on a structure chances are this structure is over pressured and they have moved to the next structure(just like fishing pilings if they aint there they aint there). sheepshead being a snapper species can spawn at the age of 2 years. these eggs will not be as plentiful and as durable as that of a 4 year old snappers eggs. Soo if there were a size limit youd want a maximum not a minimum that would be irrelivent to the conservation of these fish. its all about what you can fillet. and the only real way to save the snapper like species and our economy out of the shtter is to start drilling off the east coast. The gulf is an excellent example of this. dats my 2 cents