Fast reply - I can come back and chat in greater detail latter. Fluke management is not much different in any of the states (not just CT). There are seperate quotas for rec. and com..
The big difference between rec. and com. is that the com. side has to report their landings. Once the com. hit their quota the fishery is shut down.
No one is going to find any "legislative comments" on fisheries management for CT of any great depth (if you find anything at all). The management is driven by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Management Commission - and the CTDEP which works with them. ASMFMC has a good website.
Why do the recs have a high size limit and the com. side can keep a little fish? If the rec. side was allowed to keep smaller fish we would exceed the rec.quota is short order. On the rec. side the catch is limited by size and seasons - small size limit would equal a very short season.
Discards - a problem - just explaining the logic. The sad news is that fluke quotas are going to be cut by a high amount in 2008 (for both rec. and com.)
Jack |