Something Stinks at the ASMFC? - ASMFC Striped Bass ruling October 2013

[basshunter]

how do we get the commissioners out of there?

They are appointed not elected you would have to write to Gov Christie and have a good reason why they should be ousted. If anyone can come up with something I will sign it because the guy Fote seems clueless.

[buckethead]

You fellas have to understand the way they manage the fish is not really for the future but for MSY - maximum sustainable yield. They don't give the YOY stats the weight they should be given and instead look at the longer range analysis. If they are to change this it would have to be from a lot of pressure, not only from individual fishermen, but fishing clubs, etc.

[seamonkey]

^^^^ So really if you think about it the ASMFC more represents the interests of the commercial fishermen than the recreational ones. I def don't trust them or the numbers they are saying. Too many guys I know are complaining of poor fishing this year. They can't all be bad fishermen. It has to be that the striper numbers are down what else could it be?