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    Big Hearings Regarding Recreational Scup, BSB, Bluefish & Fluke coming up!! Make your voice heard!!

    If you read my explanations, one aspect of sector separation (which it seems the majority of for-hire operators are advocating) is simply different regs for each group, not separate allocations. Ecosystem management is complicated, yes, but it is in play and being applied on a limited basis...
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    Big Hearings Regarding Recreational Scup, BSB, Bluefish & Fluke coming up!! Make your voice heard!!

    Good stuff. You get involved when you are ready and when you want to, there's no rules about it. Not something to do if you don't want to or don't have the drive to. Hopefully you have enough info now to put together your comment email and send it in before the Council gets disbanded or...
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    Big Hearings Regarding Recreational Scup, BSB, Bluefish & Fluke coming up!! Make your voice heard!!

    And that post was directed to the current process we are at in the Rec Reform Initiative. I want to comment on a few of the other posts made. I really do appreciate the thoughts shared, and they are truly the foundation of developing a process to improve rec data. But I want to point out some...
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    Big Hearings Regarding Recreational Scup, BSB, Bluefish & Fluke coming up!! Make your voice heard!!

    I appreciate the interest that people are showing in this action. I would like to take the time to explain this so everyone has a better understanding of the intent and what it means to each of us. To start, yes, this amendment is a bit difficult to understand. Sadly, the days of plain...
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    Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Draft Addendum Public Hearing

    This is where the process has gotten to. I know it is extremely difficult to absorb without having significant background or someone to talk you through it, but simple no longer works when you factor in the depth of science and statistics, and all of the stakeholders and the high tendency for...
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    Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Draft Addendum Public Hearing

    That's right, Matt. Subject or Re: is "Recreational Measures Setting Process"
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    Recreational Measures Setting Process Framework/Draft Addendum Public Hearing

    The ASMFC and MAFMC have an addendum to modify the way rec regs for scup, sea bass, fluke and bluefish are set out for public comment. Currently, recreational measures (bag, season, minimum size) are set by the percent change approach. This was instituted a few years ago to replace the old...
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    NYSDEC website survey for Recreational Black Sea Bass Regulations

    I have a few moments before I have a meeting, so here's just a few points for everyone to consider: The biggest problem that NY has is that there are a lot of BSB and scup in and near to our state waters. The next biggest problem NY has is that state allocations were made based on the...
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    There is an issue with rec scup regs for this year

    Individual letters and emails with the same content do not get counted as one item. They may be viewed by individual managers as less valuable, but each comment is counted as its own and categorized as positive or negative. Each comment is also printed in the briefing book sent to the Board...
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    And so it begins in earnest. Large scale wind projects in the North East!!

    Why the vitriol and focus on McCaine on this? Confusing for a new guy... but isn't he dead? If you're concerned about American maritime jobs, you should be speaking out against Senator Mike Lee of Utah and Congressman Mike McClintock of California. They re-introduced legislation to repeal the...
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    Commercial Bass Tags

    The striped bass commercial fishery in NY opens May 15th.
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    And so it begins in earnest. Large scale wind projects in the North East!!

    I had a break in my meeting, so I did want to add one other point... George was very correct when he said that these structures do not create more fish. Although they can result in a small increase in biomass due to the feeding and protective benefits they provide, they mostly concentrate the...
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    And so it begins in earnest. Large scale wind projects in the North East!!

    The Jones Act is important to US success in many ways, but that's another thread. Dominion Energy is building a state-of-the art wind turbine installation vessel down south and is positioning itself to make loads of money installing units for all companies that don't make the same move...
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    Are You Actually Investing in the Future of Recreational Fishing?

    Boatguy, each of those links carries detailed info as to history, intent, and future actions in them. Google MAFMC or ASMFC and you can find links to calendars that have all sorts of meetings and comment deadlines, or current issues that you can scroll through to find out what is of interest to...
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    Are You Actually Investing in the Future of Recreational Fishing?

    So, yes, there is the imminent potential of the private sector losing the collateral advocacy of the for-hire sector. But that isn't so significant- en=ven without concerted representation, the process will not completely forsake the private sector. However, what is more concerning for the...
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    Are You Actually Investing in the Future of Recreational Fishing?

    So, the lack of response is the more likely of the two results I expected from this thread. The other would be a string of negative comments about the management process. It is far easier to say that the process doesn't work, rather than engage in a conversation of facts and observations. I...
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    Are You Actually Investing in the Future of Recreational Fishing?

    Good points... This past COVID year, everything has been online- no traveling, no awkwardness (outwardly displayed anyway), and the opportunity to raise your hand, recite a short written comment, or even simply reiterate something another person already said. Hopefully, alongside in-person...
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    Are You Actually Investing in the Future of Recreational Fishing?

    First-time poster on this site. I've been reading along for a couple of months now, and although I see a lot of discussion on these boards about management issues, I don't see it translated into actual productive activity in the process. Roccus posted about the Bluefish Allocation and...

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