Anybody who loves his job is very lucky and can’t be blamed for wanting to keep it, but the stakes are way too high for the rest of us, and for he environment, to let the all-holy commercial fisherman do whatever he wants with our shared resource. Stiff fines would help. In Rhode Island, a one-fish bag limit was established for the recreational fishery and a 25-percent quota reduction was set on the commercial fishery. These fish shouldn’t be treated like you already own them, so if it means taking less for a certain number of years in order to ensure the stocks grow to a reasonable number, and means that futer generations get to enjoy this historic fish, then you should have no problem with that. Let me guess you work 5 days a week and get on the water as much as you’re wife lets you!! small and not many, a few aquarium sized stripers. One thing I’ve noticed is that even in this short amount of time, the number of big bass in the areas I fish has seemingly disappeared, and just recently the numbers of schoolies have seemed to start rising as opposed to decreasing. But beyond that childish talk the facts are the RI commercial season last 4 weeks at best with a small pool of endorsements for our states population. Hey forget the commercial guys killing the stocks, just take a ride off Chatham and look at the 30000 seals eating 45lbs of fish a day each.There my friends lies your problem! Then the stripers rebounded. This has a huge impact on the health and growth of stripers. Rescind the fin clipping rule for commercial fishermen fishing recreationally on closed commercial days and the allowance for for-hire operators to sell unwanted striped bass taken recreationally by their clients on a charter on open commercial days. It’s funny though because from a distance people think I’m just another adult, so don’t just right me off as some kid who doesn’t know what they’re talking about. A subsample of 60 striped bass was selected, of which 20 were collected from the Shubenacadie River, 20 from Five Islands, NS, and 20 from the Grand Pre, NS area. Game. Will the demand rise to meet the supply? In my eyes there should be no recreational havest only commercial. 0000007620 00000 n A Hugh imbalance must have to happen…..i.e. Set. It was at a young age I realized that the loudest whiners about Big Government That’s a big impact. You can’t get more sustainable than rod and reel, period. I would prefer a slot limit for recreational anglers.The commercial sector would likely become the ONLY ones hammering the breeders. %PDF-1.4 %���� 0000007659 00000 n Keep dreaming, keep paying my dues to the CCA, the Littoral Society to slow the decline. 0000001675 00000 n I’m 16 and have been fishing Connecticut and Rhode Island’s saltwater fisheries for the past seven years since I moved from Ohio. Striped Bass inhabit the same general waters as largemouth bass, except stripers prefer rocky bottomed lakes and open water. On a positive note, Blues at Pop today. They should be responsible and remove the cut net. 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We all know that the commercial industry does more harm to the striper stocks then any recreational harvest limits. 0000001398 00000 n New bass aging method on the horizon Thursday, December 10, 2020 Researchers in Florida are developing a method of determining the age and growth rates of trophy largemouth bass that involves clipping spines on the dorsal fin – a procedure that is not lethal to the fish. I am not a great catcher of fish. The oldest striped bass Why? I’ve been observing this condition since the 1980’s when to see a seal or a striper was rare. End the Striper Cup which promotes the slaughter of the spawning stock “biomass” and allow people to make their living. Things were great for a while. The striper commercial fishery didn’t exist after the stripers were almost wiped 25 years ago. I don’t know what it’s like to be a commercial fisherman but the other 99.99% of us know, and should say more often, that commercial fishing is a special interest just like any other profession. I think many recreational anglers realize it isn’t the Comercial guys who fish with rod and reel that are the problem, it’s the guys who drag nets for other types of fish that end up hauling in hundreds of massive stripers that end up being dumped back into the ocean dead. If there is unlimited fishing, will that increase the demand for fish in the market? In the first several years of chasing striped bass I admit I was pretty bad, I could cast better than most adults, I just didn’t know much about the fish. Commercial guys know this too. 0000007189 00000 n Anyway commercial and recreational should be able to agree on one thing, overturn / amend the marine mammals protection act and get a handle on the seal infestation. When striped bass and shad are migrating, the locks are operated on a defined schedule to ensure at least some of them can spawn in the upper river. I never see it in the supermarket, or on any restaurant menu, just wondering who uses it. So save ur time and shut up because hard working men like us dont give a sh*t what your opinions are. on the islands and Chatam will whine and hold candle light vigils. Being a commercial fisherman 24/7 365 days I honestly could care less what any recreational guy has to say, because most have no idea what they are talking about and just repeat stuff they hear. Striped Bass Hybird Striped Bass Pacifico Striped Bass – True Striped Bass Sturgeon Tilapia by Rain Forest Tilapia by Regal Springs Turbot Yellowfin Tuna Gulf of Maine Sashimi Niceland Seafood Wild Baccala Cod, Atlantic It seems to me, that many commercial fishers, want to put themselves out of business. There’s too many fish being removed. 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