FMAC tables broad electrofishing changes for blue catfish, creates stakeholder work group
After a prolonged public and committee exchange about commercial electrofishing, market capacity, and conflicts with fixed-gear fishers and piers, FMAC tabled broad regulatory changes and established a stakeholder work group to analyze landings, gear interactions and proximity rules before regulatory changes are considered.
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The Fisheries Management Advisory Committee heard a lengthy presentation on blue catfish harvest and the commercial electrofishing fishery and then took public comment from watermen, charter captains and processors before deciding to table broad regulatory changes and form a small stakeholder work group.
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