Post by baitman on Sept 16, 2011 16:10:47 GMT -5
This was posted on the FRA (Fishing Rights Alliance) website. Thought this was good info to pass on to you:
"From the Gulf Council meeting in Texas comes word that, as the FRA warned might happen, the recreational Red Snapper quota for the Gulf has been exceeded for 2011. The average size of the landed fish is .5 pounds higher than projected which, when multiplied by the fatally flawed fishing effort data, results in an OVERAGE for this year. Not only will there be no fall season; NEXT YEARS’ SEASON IS SURE TO BE SHORTER THAN 48 DAYS.
Fatally flawed data combined with voodoo math results in the most ridiculous management measures on record. Apparently the economic impact of this voodoo math means NOTHING to NMFS. After all, why should it? The more problems NMFS creates, the more funding they can get to hire more people to create more problems.
Here is a novel idea- FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT ALREADY EXIST! Recreational information is still fatally flawed, DESPITE TWO congressional scientific evaluations and blueprints provided to NMFS for a sound data collection system. In the real world, people would be losing their jobs over this epic failure.
Another concern of the FRA may be realized: the sector separation advocates have the incentive and ability to over-report landings of Red Snapper on their charter boats. The incentive comes from the idea of getting a bigger piece of any pie that might be divided among charter fishermen. (Funny how this is not their pie to begin with.) This over-reporting could account for a large portion of the recreational landings. This is yet another reason why sector separation needs to be rejected NOW."
"From the Gulf Council meeting in Texas comes word that, as the FRA warned might happen, the recreational Red Snapper quota for the Gulf has been exceeded for 2011. The average size of the landed fish is .5 pounds higher than projected which, when multiplied by the fatally flawed fishing effort data, results in an OVERAGE for this year. Not only will there be no fall season; NEXT YEARS’ SEASON IS SURE TO BE SHORTER THAN 48 DAYS.
Fatally flawed data combined with voodoo math results in the most ridiculous management measures on record. Apparently the economic impact of this voodoo math means NOTHING to NMFS. After all, why should it? The more problems NMFS creates, the more funding they can get to hire more people to create more problems.
Here is a novel idea- FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT ALREADY EXIST! Recreational information is still fatally flawed, DESPITE TWO congressional scientific evaluations and blueprints provided to NMFS for a sound data collection system. In the real world, people would be losing their jobs over this epic failure.
Another concern of the FRA may be realized: the sector separation advocates have the incentive and ability to over-report landings of Red Snapper on their charter boats. The incentive comes from the idea of getting a bigger piece of any pie that might be divided among charter fishermen. (Funny how this is not their pie to begin with.) This over-reporting could account for a large portion of the recreational landings. This is yet another reason why sector separation needs to be rejected NOW."