Originally Posted By: Soft bite
However, Commissioner Kehoe proposed an amendment to suspend paragraph 6 for 2019 and it passed. This paragraph limits exploitation to 14% and limits commercial fishing in 2T and 2U until after Sept 16. Public input from recs was mostly reasons to stick with 14% exploitation plus pay back for prior over harvest.


The intent here, as presented and discussed at the commission meeting was to basically freeze the policy at the 2018 stage, and suspend the provisions in the final stage of transition to full implementation in 2019.

But they made it even worse. Instead of just "freezing" the policy, Kehoe's amendment has now been interpreted to mean STRIKING all the dates that constrain gillnets..... not just leaving them at 2018 status. They no longer have to wait until Sept 16 in 2T/U, or Sept 7 in 2M/N. They don't have to wait at all! Gillnets in August would be totally fine. J F C..... GDITMMM!
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