BSB NEW Regs

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:20 pm Post subject: BSB NEW Regs

Well someone realized they screwed up. It's a start, now maybe they will realize that the fish that live north of Hatteras are the same that live south of Hatteras

Some good news from North of Hatteras. Maybe the SAFMC will follow, but the pop. assessment will need to be better than it has been.
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From: Odom, Kelly <kelly>
Date: Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Subject: [DENR.DMF.NewsRelease] News Release: ASMFC Black Sea Bass Board Finalizes 2012 Recreational Measures
To: "NCDENR.DENR.DMF.NewsRelease" <DENR>

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, APRIL 2, 2012
PRESS CONTACT, TINA BERGER, 703.842.0740

ASMFC Black Sea Bass Board Finalizes 2012 Recreational Measures

Arlington, VA – Upon review of the latest black sea bass recreational data from last year (waves 1 – 6), the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board has modified the percent that states may liberalize their 2012 recreational management measures to achieve the 1.32 million pound (942,857 fish) harvest limit for the 2012 fishery. The northern region states of Massachusetts through New Jersey will implement measures that achieve a 37% liberalization throughout the region and a 32% liberalization coastwide; the percent of liberalization will vary by state. Northern region states had the option to collectively liberalize regulations by 41% but opted to be more conservative. State-specific regulations follow below.
State Minimum Size (inches) Possession Limit Open Season
Massachusetts 14 10 fish May 11 – June 24
20 fish June 25 – October 31
Rhode Island 13 15 fish June 15 – December 31
Connecticut 13 15 fish June 15 – December 31
New York 13 15 fish June 15 – December 31
New Jersey Still finalizing measures
Delaware 12.5 25 May 22 – October 14
November 1 – December 31
Maryland 12.5 25 May 22 – October 14
November 1 – December 31
(Season may change depending on federal regulations)
Virginia 12.5 25 May 19 – October 14
November 1 – December 31
North Carolina 12.5 25 May 19 – October 14
November 1 – December 31

Since the Board's approval of Addendum XXII and the resultant 2012 state recreational management measures in February 2012, new 2011 recreational harvest estimates were released by the National Marine Fisheries Service. The data indicates the projections used to form the basis of this year’s regulations under estimated the 2011 harvest. Coastwide recreational harvest for the 2011 black fishery is now estimated at 713,478 fish (versus the initial estimate of 654,142 fish). As a result of the new estimate, northern states will still be able to liberalize their 2012 recreational management measures but not to the extent that they would have under the previous estimate (initial liberalization was 57%). The northern states will be working over the next month to finalize their recreational black sea bass management measures.

Based on the stock projections completed in 2011, the black sea bass stock is not overfished and overfishing is not occurring. The projections indicate the stock is at about 111% of its biomass target. For more information, please contact Toni Kerns, Senior Fishery Management Plan Coordinator for Management, at tkerns@asmfc.org or 703.842.0740.

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I just figured out THE PROBLEM, back when I was STILL drinking, I understood the reg's. Now, not so much!!!! Thank's for the clarification, I think????? Frank

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:29 pm Post subject:

Basically the Mid Atlantic council says they are not over-fished or experiencing overfishing. But the South Atlantic council has not decided to agree with them. I guess that Black Sea Bass from the Mid Atlantic will not venture further south past Hatteras. roll

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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:02 am Post subject:

I kept saying that when using their numbers they were off 35-50 percentage points (underestimating the biomass). I want to no what they changed in the projection model or did they re-normalize the baseline???

So, south of hatteres how many are we allowed to keep and what size?[/i]
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Pretty sure to the south is still set to open June 1st with a 5/pp limit.

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