Alan L wrote: There is a bit more to it than that. All Comm fish has to be landed. That gets rid of high grading - in theory at least. The way I read it - for our Puka fishery is, it will be uneconomic for them to commercially targetBN. They are basically a by-catch of puka and vice versa. My guess is that is and end to Comm fishing where we now go for puka. So that will have an effect. It is a small step to restoring that fishery. The trawling will still take all the inshore pups, and recs will still take a decent amount of the fish out wide. But it is a start to saving depleted stocks. After near 40 yrs of no consideration for that fish stock. Alan |
lawabidingpoacher wrote: I dunno , but in my opinion we need to go to a seasonal fishing quota . No fishing for certain species during spawning ... Let them spawn ... |
Tzer wrote:
Alan, the commercial will still fish for their quota and depending on which area their quota has been reduced. One of the down side effects I can see to the new recreational limits is that anglers may discard small hapuku/bass if favour of larger fish and this maybe more evident during contests where anglers target the bigger fish. Will be interesting to see how this impacts charter vessels especially those doing multi day trips. |
Alan L wrote:
Craig, how does that work if for instance they have a small quota for puka but maybe not BN? Part of the change was specifically aimed at charter boats doing multi day trips. It should have an effect - you would hope. The Comms were very hot on that at the local MPI meeting on it. And they have a point. Regards Alan |
MB wrote: I think the reduction is reasonable, but in context of how hapuka fishing is actually done, it might prove too tempting for people to break the rules (i.e. high grading). You might catch two fish on the first drop. With no hope of release, that's the end of your day's fishing. In most parts of the country, it's a long way to travel to hapuka grounds for one drop or a couple of fish. |
Alan L wrote:
Craig, how does that work if for instance they have a small quota for puka but maybe not BN? Part of the change was specifically aimed at charter boats doing multi day trips. It should have an effect - you would hope. The Comms were very hot on that at the local MPI meeting on it. And they have a point. Regards Alan |
Tzer wrote:Strange no one has posted this up yet, least of all NZSFC or Legasea given they pushed for this change. Dont get me wrong as I dont think its bad move but you would have thought they would have have made this announcement themsleves or judging by lot of negative comments being made NZSFC socially they dont want to bear any backlash from the recreational.Changes to the recreational rules for hāpuku/bassTHE REGULATIONS COME INTO FORCE ON 28 NOVEMBER 2022.Changes include: • Daily limit for hāpuku/bass reduced from 5 to 2 per person per day • An accumulation limit of 3 hāpuku/bass per person •
The combined daily bag limit of 5 hāpuku/bass and kingfish will be
removed (kingfish daily bag limit remains the same at 3 per person per
day) Thanks for helping spread the word! |
Tonto2 wrote:
• Daily limit for hāpuku/bass reduced from 5 to 2 per person per day • An accumulation limit of 3 hāpuku/bass per person |
SaltyC wrote: So, what if I am out for a week, anchoring each night, and eat three? I presume I can eat one/catch one on a multiday? |
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