what y'all make of this?

[MathGeek]

All the data I've seen suggests that current harvest levels are sustainable.

The 2011 data was influenced by a couple of significant non-harvest factors: The 2010 oil spill and hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Assuming that all fluctuations in the population structure are due to harvest pressure is bad science. Speckled trout are extremely prolific spawners and recruitment rates in Louisiana are very high due to the quantity and quality of spawning habitat.

Reducing the limit from 25 to 15 in Big Lake in 2005 has proven to be a mistake. Reducing the limit elsewhere in the state (based on current data) would also be a mistake.

I hope LDWF actually provides the data in future assessments of speckled trout stocks rather than saying "trust our conclusions" while wanting us to accept CCA-backed policy changes.