I'm a little confused, (but may just be a little slow)can someone please explain to me how:
- a seasonal limit will prevent anglers from targetting large fish?
- a seasonal limit will in some way aid in getting a limit of 2 per day rather than one? In fact, it may have the opposite effect. If one were to model a "worst case scenario" of recreational catch, you could simply apply a catch of 10 fish per licensed angler to the total number of licensed anglers and come up with a ridiculous number. It may seem ridiculous to us, but it would actually represent the "potential total rec catch" by those who would choose to use that number.
I'd suggest that we can provide for as many specific regulations as we want to try and govern angling behavior, but as long as we are held to 12% of the total TAC, they will amount to nothing in terms of affecting management measures that will be imposed in the future.
The allocation is the problem, and changing it is the solution.
Gooey