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fishrdie
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 Posted - 03/16/2012 : 1:00:05 PM
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Out today - NOAA Announces New Regs for Snapper-Grouper and Dolphin Wahoo. See Southeast Fishery Bulletin FB12-017. South Carolina size limit for dolphin 20 inches fork length.
Grouper-Snapper now six species but closed Jan. 1 through June 30 AND Sept 1 through Dec 31.
For more info contact Nikhil Methta at nikhil.methta@noaa.gov |
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skinneej
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sshaarda
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 1:29:52 PM
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Did you read those Jason? They SUCK for us!
NMFS really does stand for "No More Fishing Season".
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skinneej
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 3:00:16 PM
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| Skimmed over. What part will impact you? |
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Sirecks
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 7:09:00 PM
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Sometimes I love my wife. She read this and says to me, "we better get out there quick and get as many as can over that rail!"
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skinneej
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 7:13:45 PM
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| Do you guys really depend on that many dolphin under 20"? That's a pretty small dolphin... |
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DownandOut
Senior Member
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 7:23:25 PM
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What does this mean??
In addition, the final rule specifies the following management measures:
Recreational sector for wreckfish (Snapper-Grouper
Fishery Management Plan):
- One wreckfish per vessel daily recreational bag
limit.
- A closed season of January 1 through June 30, and
September 1 through December 31 each year.
Dolphin (Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Management Plan):
- Prohibit recreational bag limit sales of dolphin from for-hire vessels.
- Establish a minimum size limit for dolphin of 20 inches (50.8 cm) fork length for South Carolina.
Only 1 daily bag limit per boat?
It looks like Grouper Snapper will open only from July 1 - Aug 31?
And why only S.C. with 20" Dolphin??
I hope I am reading this wrong!!!
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Sirecks
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 7:35:58 PM
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If I'm not mistaken, FL has had a size limit for years on dolphin.
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DownandOut
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 7:37:12 PM
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Thats the one I can live with!!!
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skinneej
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 8:44:07 PM
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| Again... Season and 1 per boat is for wreckfish... You guys don't fish for them anyway. |
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DownandOut
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 9:31:00 PM
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SkinneJ,
Isn't that snapper / grouper?? or am I reading this wrong??
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skinneej
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 9:59:08 PM
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No, a wreckfish is a species that is also in the snapper\grouper complex: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreckfish
Currently, there is NO recreational harvest allowed. It actually sounds like they are opening it up to recreationals. |
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DownandOut
Senior Member
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Posted - 03/16/2012 : 11:05:26 PM
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Well then - Come on back up and lets go fish'n!!!!
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bruisertoo
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Posted - 03/18/2012 : 11:05:57 AM
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Wreckfish tasty. Yumm......
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hookster
Senior Member
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Posted - 03/18/2012 : 6:20:41 PM
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| I have no problem with a 20" min on dolphin...that makes much more sense than 95% of the other regs passed within the last 3 yrs... |
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STFulton1
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Posted - 03/19/2012 : 10:12:00 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by hookster
I have no problem with a 20" min on dolphin...that makes much more sense than 95% of the other regs passed within the last 3 yrs...
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pescazorro
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Posted - 03/19/2012 : 10:27:34 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by STFulton1
quote:
Originally posted by hookster
I have no problem with a 20" min on dolphin...that makes much more sense than 95% of the other regs passed within the last 3 yrs...
+1
I don't have a problem with it either. But histiry tells us this is just the begining in closing down a fishery.
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DownandOut
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Posted - 03/19/2012 : 11:05:51 AM
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Amen!! I don't have a problem with it either but why 20"? All of a sudden we need a 20" min law? Once again there is no science behind the madness!!!! Hey Bob we need to do something today - Hmmmmmmm - GOT IT!! 20" Limit on Dolphin!! Let's go play Golf, it's almost Noon!
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Edited by - DownandOut on 03/19/2012 11:07:43 AM |
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shevlin
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Posted - 03/19/2012 : 11:55:43 AM
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quote:
Originally posted by DownandOut
Amen!! I don't have a problem with it either but why 20"? All of a sudden we need a 20" min law? Once again there is no science behind the madness!!!! Hey Bob we need to do something today - Hmmmmmmm - GOT IT!! 20" Limit on Dolphin!! Let's go play Golf, it's almost Noon!
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the same minimum that Florida has had for a long time. Dolphin are able to spawn at around 12" so they want to give the fish time to spawn once or twice before they end up in the frying pan.
there is actually some sort of science around this.
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DownandOut
Senior Member
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Posted - 03/19/2012 : 12:17:06 PM
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Do Ga. And NC also have a limit? I noticed SC was the only state listed?
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shevlin
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Posted - 03/19/2012 : 12:28:54 PM
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per the link...
"Currently, the dolphin minimum size limit is 20
inches (50.8 cm) fork length, for the Federal waters off Florida and Georgia. This final rule extends the applicability of that size limit from Florida through South Carolina to ensure consistency in the regulations as well as help prevent the large scale harvest of very small dolphin"
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DownandOut
Senior Member
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Posted - 03/19/2012 : 12:41:51 PM
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Looks like I'm gonna have to go to NC to keep my Flip Flops!!
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sshaarda
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Posted - 03/20/2012 : 07:34:34 AM
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Originally posted by skinneej
Skimmed over. What part will impact you?
Establishes annual catch targets for the recreational sector (Snapper-Grouper, and Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Management Plans); and accountability measures for recreational (Snapper-Grouper and Dolphin Wahoo Fishery Management Plans), and
commercial (Snapper-Grouper, Dolphin Wahoo, Golden Crab, and Sargassum Fishery Management Plans) sectors.
Once they establish annual catch targets, limits will soon follow. I am surprised you didn't catch this.
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