There's so much wrong with the NMFS it's hard to comprehend.
How in the hell can anyone overfish amberjack with a 1 per person per day limit? Where is this information coming from that the population is in decline, you ask? The NMFS get this information by RANDOM SURVEY CALLS. Have any of you or anyone you know received one of these calls? I know I haven't and I also haven't caught an amberjack in close to 3 years. The snapper fishing is too good!
Speaking of red snapper, same deal with them. How can you overfish red snapper by well over 1 MILLION POUNDS this year with a 2 per person limit and a 75 DAY season? Hell, a few years ago, we couldn't do that with a 4 per person limit and a 6 MONTH season! If anything, it shows that the snapper stock is GROWING!
I would encourage everyone to read up on this when you have a few minutes. It is unbelievable to see what the NMFS has based their decisions on.
Here is a PDF of the stock assesment plan.
http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/StockAss...mprovePlan.doc