Federal Ban on Scup?

[Snapprhead27]

White House proposes federal recreational scup fishing ban | Fox News Video

Fox News' Douglas Kennedy speaks with a fisherman whose business would be 'devastated' by the ban.

video.foxnews.com

 

[Kona]

If true, this BS would be more over reach. By an out of control Federal government

 

[pequa1]

If true, this BS would be more over reach. By an out of control Federal government

and thus even more believable.

 

[Snapprhead27]

Shows up on several other sites as well.

 

[longcast]

Is that verifiable and for real or just typical Fox entertainment to get the base riled up over made for TV hysteria??

Proposed Federal Waters Recreational Scup Closure

In December 2021, in response to a determination that prevailing recreational regulations would not be sufficient to constrain 2022 coastwide scup recreational

thefishingwire.com

 

[pequa1]

in fed waters... hurts the comms?

 

[Kona]

in fed waters... hurts the comms?

Seems as if recreational only

 

[pequa1]

Oh, being just a bay fisherman, (except in the fall off the ocean beach), and now just off a kayak, I always thought of porgies as a fall back if no fluke, stripers, sea bass or tautog were to be gotten.

 

[MakoMike]

Its true. I blame th MAFMC and ASMFC for failing to make the required its to prevent overfishing. They forced the NMFS into this as thy are required, by law, to prevent overfishing.

 

[Matts]

Am I wrong, or does this just affect boats heading to block Island and passing through federal waters on the trip, or catching porgies as a by-catch on an offshore wreck trip. I doubt most boats specifically targeting porgies head to federal waters?

 

[Chinacat]

Its true. I blame th MAFMC and ASMFC for failing to make the required its to prevent overfishing. They forced the NMFS into this as thy are required, by law, to prevent overfishing.

Thanks for the clarification MM?


So essentially its similar to the current no fishing for striped bass in federal waters?

 

[OVERBORED]

Thanks for the clarification MM?


So essentially its similar to the current no fishing for striped bass in federal waters?

I know a few party/charter boats that would suffer Sept thru December. Scup is a mainstay. Not exactly a C/R species.....

 

[Aquarius]

Most of my south shore fall porgy fishing is either in federal waters or on the borderline of state and federal waters.

 

[OVERBORED]

In my opinion, one of two things (or both) needs to happen: 46yr old Magnuson-Stevens needs to be reworked or fisheries managers need to go.

Need new blood with new ideas. Alot of brilliant young Marine Biologists out there. Let's listen to what they have to say.

 

[Chinacat]

I know a few party/charter boats that would suffer Sept thru December. Scup is a mainstay. Not exactly a C/R species.....

Gotcha and agree
I wasn’t commenting on the practicality or specifics but just simply the way its in federal waters only ?

I don’t fish for bass in federal waters, at least not from my own boat and my home port, so honestly I didn’t know that you can still C&R them there??

 

[MakoMike]

Thanks for the clarification MM?


So essentially its similar to the current no fishing for striped bass in federal waters?

Yes.

 

[MakoMike]

I know a few party/charter boats that would suffer Sept thru December. Scup is a mainstay. Not exactly a C/R species.....

There is a work around, they can surrender their federal scup licenses and fish in state waters.

 

[MakoMike]

Gotcha and agree
I wasn’t commenting on the practicality or specifics but just simply the way its in federal waters only ?

I don’t fish for bass in federal waters, at least not from my own boat and my home port, so honestly I didn’t know that you can still C&R them there??

You can't fish for striped bass in federal waters. No C&R n keep, no nuttin.

 

[OVERBORED]

There is a work around, they can surrender their federal scup licenses and fish in state waters.

Inshore fishing (state waters) is usually done by late October. What are they supposed to do after that?

 

[MakoMike]

Inshore fishing (state waters) is usually done by late October. What are they supposed to do after that?

Sea bass?