tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post115967320563606029..comments2023-11-02T04:18:45.711-07:00Comments on blogfish: Gulf of Mexico red snapper messMark Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-1161233687019769902006-10-18T21:54:00.000-07:002006-10-18T21:54:00.000-07:00I operate a charter boat out of Orange Beach Alaba...I operate a charter boat out of Orange Beach Alabama, we do not have a problem catching red snapper. We take people fishing who would other wise not get to go. I believe in conservation but letting comercial boats harvest 13 inch fish would damage our public reefs and also destroy our breeding stock while allowing the commercial snapper boat, who have an 80% mortality rate to continue destroying Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-1159912313545935162006-10-03T14:51:00.000-07:002006-10-03T14:51:00.000-07:00Your evidence for non-pandering (your word, not mi...Your evidence for non-pandering (your word, not mine) is interesting. There was a referendum on the red snapper IFQ, and fishermen voted to accept the IFQ. At least the most powerful fishermen got to vote. Maybe that's where the pandering occurred, rather than among "all" the fishermen. <BR/><BR/>Can you cite another example of Council action that was opposed by fishermen but implemented Mark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-1159900976108972362006-10-03T11:42:00.000-07:002006-10-03T11:42:00.000-07:00reef fish amendment 26 recently established an IFQ...reef fish amendment 26 recently established an IFQ system for this fishery. although this particular IFQ program has its flaws i (along with most fisheries economists)believe it's a step in the right direction for fisheries management.<BR/><BR/>i don't disagree that the GOM's red snapper fishery has been severely damaged by passive/non existant management in the past. however, accusing GMFMC of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-1159808477334699672006-10-02T10:01:00.000-07:002006-10-02T10:01:00.000-07:00Your signs of "success" are questionable. Red sna...Your signs of "success" are questionable. Red snapper are severely depleted, around 3% of historic levels. This is not good news. A marginal increase at a low level is better than a decrease, but hardly a success. As for catching 9 million pounds, that's overfishing and hardly a sign of success. Those fish would be more valuable left in the water as spawners. <BR/><BR/>OK, now back to the Mark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-1159807685105416212006-10-02T09:48:00.000-07:002006-10-02T09:48:00.000-07:00You might be interested to know that the red snapp...You might be interested to know that the red snapper stock is increasing and has been increasing for several years. It is not increasing fast enough to meet artificial but mandated deadlines. This is a very important and mostly overlooked point by those who use red snapper as an example of a "failed" fishery or suggest that somehow the population is<BR/>imperiled. Nine million pounds are removed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com