Closures Bad for Business | Fish Head

Enough is enough.

Recreational anglers should be outraged … as if they aren’t outraged enough already about some existing fishing regulations (i.e. fluke). But this one not only went too far, it might even be unconstitutional.

As of Monday, black sea bass season was shut down outside of 3 miles for 180 days. It’s gone from a 25-fish daily limit at 12.5 inches to a complete closure of the fishery for half a year.

There was no warning, no reduction of the limit from, say, 25 fish to 10. Instead, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration simply closed federal waters in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) … outside 3 miles … from Cape Hatteras, N.C., to the Hague Line in Maine.

via blogs.courierpostonline.com