This could help

[Capt. Troy]

Hopefully Phil will get this position and will help bring some balance and fairness to what the Gulf Council is doing to recreational anglers these days.

He was very active in fishery management when he was still President of Yamaha.

 http://www.tradeonlytoday.com/2016/0...shery-council/

[johnd]

Please help us on the East Coast...the "endangered" Red Snapper are becoming a nuisance .   Seriously, slow troll live bait for kings in 50ft or 90 ft and snapper eat your bait.  Darn near impossible to get past them for sea bass or triggers.  I'm following the law and carefully releasing, but this is just out of hand.  East coast season this year..ZERO. None. Nada.  

[fishinbill85]

If something doesn't change, I'm sure that there are quite a few that will go and catch what they like.... and take their chances.  This overlord approach to fishing is old.  ESPECIALLY when the science is a lie or non existent.

 

[mdemott]

Need to ease up on the restrictions on Goliaths also. Along with Lionfish, they are cleaning out the reefs.

[Tarpon Terry]

There are no restrictions on Lionfish.  Take all you want.  Some areas prohibit the use of spears.

They sure are tasty.

[fishinbill85]

Goliaths definitely could use some thinning... Even if they did a lottery permit draft like ELK out west that would be better than "NO" on everything.... lot's getting fed up with the Feds.