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I wanted to share with you the numbers discussed at the meeting we attended on Feb. 28th. I failed to ask for a copy of the proposals and just received a copy in today's mail.
There were, as I mentioned, two approaches to achieve harvest reduction.
One was regional and on state-specific.
With the regional approach a 37% reduction was needed and with the state-specific (Connecticut) it was a 14% harvest reduction. Choosing an option was a "no brainer" with these two choices.
It was discussed that a regional approach would eventually be the way to go but not this year(2007).
Here are the numbers put up for
Connecticut "state-specific" approach.:
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Option......Length/Bag......Open Season
1.............17"/3..............04/30 - 07/27 (not yet approved by ASMFC...)
2.............17.5"/3...........04/30 - 08/17 (not yet approved by ASMFC...)
3.............18"/4..............05/01 - 09/19
4.............18"/4..............05/18 - 12/31
5.............18"/5..............04/30 - 09/05
6.............18"/5..............05/30 - 12/31
7.............18"/6..............04/30 - 08/28
8.............18"/6..............06/07 - 12/31
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There were(est.)60 people there +/- and the overwhelming number
asked for either Option 3 or 4. Most wanted to sacrifice bag limit in
order to get a longer season. Options 1 and 2 were put up to show
the effect of lowering the size limit would have on the season length.
I'll try to answer any questions or get answers if I can't remember or
don't know.
Hopefully we'll be hearing soon what the final decision is and can post
as soon a someone finds out.
I've also got the numbers for the regional approach if anyone is interested in seeing those, let me know.
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