{"id":3504,"date":"2011-01-28T11:44:36","date_gmt":"2011-01-28T15:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=3504"},"modified":"2011-01-28T11:44:36","modified_gmt":"2011-01-28T15:44:36","slug":"saltwater-fishermen-offered-a-chance-to-comment-on-proposed-federal-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=3504","title":{"rendered":"Saltwater fishermen offered a chance to comment on proposed federal regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Catch share, trip limits are among proposals that would affect saltwater anglers<\/h2>\n
Saltwater Fishermen Feedback<\/strong><\/p>\n
Public meetings about proposed federal saltwater fishing regulations will be from 3 to 7 p.m. as follows in Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida.<\/h5>\n
– Thursday at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave., Pooler, Ga.<\/h5>\n
– Monday, Jan. 31, at the Jacksonville Marriott Hotel, 4670 Salisbury Road, Jacksonville.<\/h5>\n
– Written comments via letter or e-mail will be accepted through 5 p.m. Feb. 14. Copies of the fishing management documents and details about submitting comments are available at the council’s website, www.safmc.net.<\/h5>\n
– Additional information is available by calling the council toll-free at (866) SAFMC-10 or (843) 571-4366.<\/h5>\n
Source: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council<\/em><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
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BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Federal authorities want to know what Georgia and Florida saltwater fishermen and the public think about proposed regulations including a program in which individual fishermen would have to observe annual limits on catches of many popular fish species.<\/h5>\n
The regulations would affect commercial and recreational fishermen in federal waters from 3 to 200 miles offshore from the North Carolina\/Virginia state line south to the Florida Keys.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
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Beginning Monday, fishermen can voice their opinions, offer suggestions or get details about the proposed measures during a series of public meetings, including sessions in Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida.<\/p>\n

Conducted by the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, the meetings will continue through Feb. 3. The meetings will be from 3-7 p.m.\u00a0The council manages federal fisheries along the east coast in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.<\/p>\n

The federal Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act mandates annual catch limits to prevent overfishing. If the catch limits are exceeded, then the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration can impose a harvest quota or seasonal closure to help the fish population rebound.<\/p>\n

“Basically, what we’re trying to do is what the Magnuson-Stevens Act tells us we have to do,” said council member Charlie Phillips of Phillips Seafood\/Sapelo Sea Farms in Townsend.<\/p>\n

Among the proposed regulations, three are most likely to generate the most controversy, Phillips and other council members said.<\/p>\n

– A comprehensive catch share program.<\/p>\n

Under this proposal, the harvest of designated species such as greater amberjack, vermilion snapper or golden tilefish would be divvied up among the fishermen. They would only be allowed to take an assigned percentage of the total harvest instead of the daily limits now in use.<\/p>\n

One possible method to determine the catch share allotment would be to use past harvest records.<\/p>\n

– Commercial trip limits for certain fish.<\/p>\n

Under the proposal, a boat would be limited to how many fish of a particular species it could harvest each fishing trip. It would likely apply to black sea bass, greater amberjack, vermilion snapper, gag grouper and several other species.<\/p>\n

– Comprehensive annual catch limits.<\/p>\n

Catches would be limited by total pounds or number of fish and would apply to 73 species of snappers and groupers, dolphin fish, wahoo and golden crab.<\/p>\n

Several Southeast Georgia saltwater fishing guides and recreational fishermen plan to attend at least one of the meetings. They want detailed information about proposed regulations.<\/p>\n

“I’m always skeptical of new things they try to impose on us,” said Capt. Brooks Good of Coastal Outdoors Adventure and Coastal Cuisine, a family-owned business on St. Simons Island.<\/p>\n

“As a fisherman like any other businessman, it’s been difficult to justify staying in business with all of the regulations that are imposed on us,” Good said.<\/p>\n

Environmental advocates including the Environmental Defense Fund favor the catch share program.<\/p>\n

It is a flexible long-term measure that will benefit fishermen economically while protecting fisheries from being depleted, said Eileen Dougherty, a senior conservation manager for the nonprofit organization’s Gulf and Southeast Ocean’s Program.<\/p>\n

“We see catch shares as critical in improving the fishing situation both in population and economically,” she said.<\/p>\n

Catch shares give fishermen more flexibility. Instead of having, for example, a three-month season to fish for a particular species, they would be allowed to fish as long as they don’t exceed their harvest allotment, she said.<\/p>\n

“One size does not fit all. Catch shares can be tailored to meet the needs of the fishermen and the fishery,” Dougherty said.<\/p>\n

Phillips said many fishermen oppose catch shares because they don’t think they will get enough fish.<\/p>\n

“The council is not going to shove catch shares down the fishermen’s throats if they don’t want it,” said Phillips, who hopes for continued discussion about the measure.<\/p>\n

As for commercial trip limits, Phillips said it will be difficult to enforce.<\/p>\n

The council, however, is willing to listen to suggestions, he said.<\/p>\n

“The council is working as hard as we can to be fair to everyone and make this work,” Phillips said.<\/p>\n

Under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the fishery management mandates must be approved by the end of 2011, said Kim Iverson, council spokeswoman.<\/p>\n

“All of the proposals are based on the best available science. … But it’s very important that fishermen come and give us their input, tell us, do you want option A or B or something else,” Iverson said.<\/p>\n

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Catch share, trip limits are among proposals that would affect saltwater anglers
\nSaltwater Fishermen Feedback
\nPublic meetings about proposed federal saltwater fishing regulations will be from 3 to 7 p.m. as follows in Southeast Georgia and Northeast Florida.
\n– Thursday at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum, 175 Bourne Ave., Pooler, Ga.
\n– Monday, Jan. 31, at the Jacksonville Marriott Hotel, 4670 Salisbury Road, Jacksonville.
\n– Written comments via letter or e-mail will be accepted through 5 p.m. Feb. 14. Copies of the fishing management documents and details about submitting comments are available at the council’s website, www.safmc.net.
\n– Additional information is available by calling the council toll-free at (866) SAFMC-10 or (843) 571-4366.
\nSource: South Atlantic Fishery Management Council<\/p>\n

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – Federal authorities want to know what Georgia and Florida saltwater fishermen and the public think about proposed regulations including a program …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-report"],"yoast_head":"\nSaltwater fishermen offered a chance to comment on proposed federal regulations - Divetalking<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Divetalking\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=3504\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Saltwater fishermen offered a chance to comment on proposed federal regulations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Divetalking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.divetalking.com\/?p=3504\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Divetalking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Divetalking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-01-28T15:44:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.divetalking.com\\\/?p=3504#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.divetalking.com\\\/?p=3504\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.divetalking.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/02d5721103fd9d171fcc8cfb74d80947\"},\"headline\":\"Saltwater fishermen offered a chance to comment on proposed federal regulations\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-01-28T15:44:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.divetalking.com\\\/?p=3504\"},\"wordCount\":862,\"articleSection\":[\"Report\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.divetalking.com\\\/?p=3504\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.divetalking.com\\\/?p=3504\",\"name\":\"Saltwater fishermen offered a chance to comment on proposed federal regulations - 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