[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

As a business man I understand you need to do what you can to keep your business afloat, and I respect that. But Im sure you are going out on a 8-12hr summer trip and targeting more than the 12 red snapper it takes 20 min to put in your boat. They are saying you guys will get around 40% of the shared quota so taking last years numbers, if the quotas are the same, 1.5 million boaters will now split 3 million lbs and 1300 boats will split 2 million lbs approximately. Since we got a whole 9 days with 5.1 million lbs we are looking at 4-5 days, and thats if they are feeling generous. They need to focus on better data collection instead of putting a bandaid on a compound fracture.

I agree that WLF has been doing a great job the last few years and I hope that will continue. My fears are that this will expand to AJs, grouper, etc, and by opening this door we as recreational fisherman will be shut out by the people with money that encourage the gulf council to vote this way.

This is a very astute analysis.