Written by Rod Houck
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Thursday, 31 March 2011 03:55 |
Below are the options for the 2011 Fluke/Summer Flounder Regulations. That will be decided at the State Marine Fisheries Council meeting April 7 at 4 p.m. at the Galloway Township Library.Â
2010 Target = 997,000 fish      Preliminary 2010 Harvest Estimate = 593,677 fish
2010 Regulations: 18? size limit; 6-fish bag limit;
open season from May 29 to Sept 6 (101 days)
2011 Target = 1,335,000 fish
1. 18 inches  8 Bag limit Season May 14 ? Sept 18  Days Open 128 Liberalization 62%
2. 18 inches  8 Bag limit Season May 7 ? Sept 25   Days Open 142 Liberalization 77%
3. 17.5 / 18 inches  1 / 5 bag limit  Season  May 21 ? Sept 5 Days Open 108 Liberalization 81%
4. 17 / 18 inches  1 / 5 Bag limit Season May 28 ? August 28 Days Open 93  Liberalization 81%
Option 3 with the dual size limit of 17.5 / 18 inches 1 / 5 fish reads as follows:
1-fish greater than or equal to 17.5-inches plus 5-fish greater than or equal to 18-inches
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