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Originally posted by Tailspin
Good Point Unknown, I personally know of two major players out of Hardy who avoided fishing Hali for most of the season due to the low price.(More Salmon Presure instead) Much of the native quota did also in fact sell off to others in the fleet who had reduced quota or who wanted more. However overall lots was not taken this October even by the big boyz due to inclement SE weather keeping the boys off the Triangle.
I would have no concern with an annual limit if this was actually conservation issue as opposed to allocation split. Say 12 a year per license holder, no size limit and 2 a day 4 possession with a fair allocation to support the numbers well into the future so i can see my daughter smile with her first scrappy chicken on.
Most of us are for conservation and a long term sustainable action plan, however that is hard to do with such a goofy TAC split
Some say and have witnessed firsthand, reduced size and stock in specific offshore areas and I agree as well that that poses a concern that promotes the annual limitation theory. Commercial guys have that same notion regardless of what the IPHC numbers say. Sure the Biomass is strong, but much of it is targeted below 50 fathoms, a bit out of reach for most of us.
This allocation between sporties and Commercial has created a real them and us separation that does no good for anyone. It should be deemed a public resource and split up in an fair and equal manner allowing all user groups access, with sustainability the primary factor, in a perfect world that could happen. At this point the 12% we take is deemed to much by many.
Hey Gov, I am a bit out of the loop the past few months, missed the last meeting. What is the synopsis for next season? We looking at an extended closure into the early Spring?
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