I'll still be fishing for Fluke regardless. Even a 2 fish per person limit is fine with me, as I typically only keep 2-4 fish per trip anyway (I typically have the family 4 on the boat). I only keep what I can eat within a day or so for Fluke, as I am out there so often.
I see this impacting Charters and Head Boats more so, if it flies, but as stated above, the target will shift to another species.
The draggers, in my opinion, are the true bane of this fishery. Not saying the recs have no impact, as they do, but the dragger fleet really puts a hurtin' on the ground structure, impacting the forage holding capacity of the ocean floor. |