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I'm sure that it was difficult discussion for the State to consider whether that lost of that fishery (or part of the MA 11 blackmouth season) was worth the cost of getting an agreement for the other fisheries.


Does anyone know more about the horse trading behind the reduction of MA11's blackmouth season by 2 months? I know the tribes generally don't like our blackmouth fishery, but I am wondering about the details of this particular closure. It seems very specific. There's not going to be an appreciable number of coho around MA11 in Nov-Dec.