For the past 3 seasons the LDWF has urged the Oyster fishermen to utilize the West Cove, but they don't listen becuase the West Cove Oysters are less desireable for the market. They are calling them Lizard Tongues. Long and skinny. Not many buyers want them.
URGED?????????????? Don't Listen???????????????????????
The price per sack and the lower manpower needed due to dredges, had a lot more boats fishing than the past years.
Bet it doubles that 190 this year with the east side being shut down in most areas.
Is the oyster task force looking at any other variables other than oysters?
They should handle it just like they do with the alligator farms, harvest the eggs and return a % of the baby gators back into the wild. Do they (fishermen) have to reseed the reefs they are taking from???