Dom,
Point on. I have been involved in just about all the fishery's you mentioned in one of your post (granted many yrs ago), and the truth of the matter is with the exception of trap (weir), fish pot, and pinnhooking... there is just to much bycatch. I struggle during bass season in mass, netting bunker, and having to pick short bass out of the net..
On the data point, It befuddles me why there is not a rec log by each boat (I fish 90% Rec). I just did my renewal online for my freshwater license, what would be the deal if they added a few dollars and it became a dual license (save the rebuttal about fishing in other states).
Lastly, we stay within the 3 mile curve. Last yrs the coasties were patroling the area from sw ledge thru the sub buoy and nailing guys mainly in the bass issue.
The sad thing is technology could bring all this data together pretty quickly.
tight lines, wife is heading to a play with the kids, I think I need to go spend some money on more tuna gear. |