NOAA has announced a brief public comment period to move forward with making law the proposed bag limits and the new fillet regulations. It is IMPORTANT everyone comment as there is a push by extremists to close down all fishing for Pacific Bluefin Tuna.
The International Tuna Commission has already reduced the Pacific wide commercial take of bluefin tuna tuna by almost 40% which is where the actual impact and rebuilding will take place. There is no reason to punish recreational fishermen with more severe reductions when thousands of tons of bluefin tuna are being caught commercially.
The reduced limit from ten to two fish per person per day will have huge economic impact on any business involved in recreational saltwater sportfishing in Southern California. Recreational fishing bag limits can't go below that bag limit if the industry is to survive.
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