Originally Posted By: Carcassman
One of recreational fisheries managers' biggest problems is that repeat buyers are not a very large component. Saw a paper a couple years ago and, if memory serves, it was something like 30% don't renew. Seems there is a base, which is probably where the harvest is, and lot of folks who try it and don't like it.

Plus, I think the majority of regular buyers are chronologically gifted and not being replaced.

That said, I think Doc's idea should be added for all of the mandatory report requirements. Big game tags, CRCs, crab, all of it.


While the pool of repeat annual buyers may be shrinking, as a group they probably represent the bulk of the harvest. These are the guys that are fully invested in the game... they're going fishing regardless.... and odds are pretty good they're in a group of the better, more productive fisherfolks.

Reliably capturing their harvest patterns would be a very good thing for the agency.
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