Tag Archives: summer-flounder
NMFS Announces 2016-2018 Regs for Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass
The Harvey Haddock Report – Fullabullard to Fishermen, DROP DEAD!
At a meeting here in NYC on august 12, 2015 the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council voted in favor of economically devastating quota cuts in the summer flounder fishery of 29% for each of the next three years. 70 commercial and recreational fishermen were at the meeting to plea for a delay so the North East Fishery Science center could review the stock assessment data using different data inputs. But the council cowardly co towed to Fullabullard’s bullying and rubber stamped the reductions. Read the rest here 18:28
Flounder cuts may be phased in following another questionable NOAA NESC stock assessment.
A widely attacked proposal to reduce summer flounder catches by 43 percent next year may be replaced by one that phases in the cutbacks over three years. Koeneke, who has suffered increasing restrictions over the years _ the minimum fish size going from 13 inches in 1985 to 18 inches today _ doesn’t accept the science. “I’m convinced they don’t know what they’re talking about. We see a lot of flounder. We raised the (size) limit and saved a lot of fish. It looks like it recovered and then the next year they say we have a problem,” said Koeneke. Read the rest here 08:29
Governor Cuomo Calls For Fair and Gradual Changes to Summer Flounder Fishery
Governor Cuomo called on the Mid Atlantic Fishery Management Council to reevaluate a potential 43 percent fluke harvest reduction for New York in 2016. The potential reduction would negatively affect both commercial and recreational fisheries in New York State. The potential reductions are based on several consecutive years of lower than average reproductive success and not as a result of overharvest in New York or elsewhere on the coast. Read the rest here 10:09
Summer flounder won’t stand up and be counted – Fighting for fluke
Save the Summer Flounder Fishery Fund is working with scientists from Cornell, Rutgers and other universities, along with the National Marine Fisheries Service, to develop a more comprehensive summer flounder model that more accurately portrays the size and composition of the fishery,,, more females are caught in the recreational fishery as opposed to the commercial side. It might have to do with where commercial fishing is done or “it might be that females are more willing to bite bait,” said Munroe. “There could be all kinds of reasons.” Read the rest here 12:01
Jersey Shore Fishing: Change in fluke quota split on the table
A possible change in the 60-40 split of the summer flounder quota in favor of commercial interests was one of the many issues up for discussion at Tuesday’s public scoping meeting in Belmar Municipal Court. That issue was number two among those to be considered in development of the Comprehensive Summer Flounder Amendment to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Plan,, Read the rest here 11:01
Summer flounder fishing rules to get examined and overhauled
Summer flounder fishing rules for the Atlantic Ocean may get an overhaul. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is starting a process to prepare an environmental impact statement and plan a scoping process to change the fishery management. NMFS is announcing the effort in the Federal Register of Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. NMFS plans a series of 14 public scoping meetings where the public can speak between Sept. 22 and Oct. 29. Read the rest here 08:23
North Bound Fluke migration puts regulators in gear
As Summer Flounder, or fluke, migrate northward away from the past population center off North Carolina, fisheries regulators have taken the first steps toward reworking the rules to cope with industry and political pressure. <Read more here> 06:47
Uncivil War Brews Over Summer Flounder as Waters Warm
The summer flounder – one of the most sought-after catches on the U.S. East Coast – is stirring up a climate change battle as it glides through the sand and grasses at the bottom of a warming North Atlantic. Some scientists say in recent years the species has begun adapting in another way. As the Atlantic Ocean has warmed, they say, the fish have headed north. (like codfish? yellow tail flounder? hmm?) Read more here 10:05
County Officials Visit Montauk; Talk Shop With Business Owners And Fishermen
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and County Legislator Jay Schneiderman made a visit to Montauk on a recent rainy Wednesday afternoon to hear from business owners and fishermen about the most pressing issues they face, such as the shoring up of downtown Montauk and restrictions placed on commercial fishermen. Read more here 08:40
October 1, 2013 Closure of the New York Summer Flounder Fishery
NMFS announced that the 2013 commercial summer flounder quota allocated to New York has been harvested. Effective 0001 hours, October 1, 2013, fishing vessels issued a Federal moratorium permit for the summer flounder fishery may no longer land summer flounder in New York for the remainder of the 2013 calendar year Click here to read more. 13:51
Fluke Time
If you love eating fresh-caught fluke you should rush to the fish market and buy it today. Today is the last day commercial fishermen are permitted to land and sell fluke. After today the only options are to catch it yourself or befriend a recreational angler. Fluke, also called summer flounder, is a Vineyard success story. more@vineyardgazette 09:49
Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Proposed Management Measures for the 2013 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Recreational Fisheries
Based on recommendations of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, NOAA Fisheries is proposing to increase the overall catch limits for the 2013 and 2014 black sea bass fishery by approximately 1 million pounds.This results in an increase of approximately 0.41 million pounds for the recreational black sea bass fishery, and a 0.39 million pound increase for the commercial fishery. summer flounder, scup recreational, continued
Expert Testifies to U.S. Senate on Commercial Fishing
USAgNet.com. – Hasbrouck urged that in considering the upcoming reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, Congress provide management flexibility. “Not all species can fully respond within an arbitrary rebuilding 10-year time frame,” he said, noting that three years was added to the summer flounder rebuilding period. continued
New Jersey has chance to use other states’ unused flounder quotas
The Directed Virginia Offshore Summer flounder fishery closes Friday
The Directed Virginia Offshore Summer Flounder Fishery will close at 6 p.m. Friday. Vessels that have entered Virginia waters and are secured to an offloading site prior to that time may possess and offload no greater than 12,500 pounds of
summer flounder during the April 3-5 landing period, said spokesman John Bull. continued
Emerson C. Hasbrouck, senior educator of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Marine Program testifies before U.S. Senate on commercial fishing imbalances
Aiming to correct imbalances, Emerson C. Hasbrouck, senior educator of Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Marine Program, testified before the U.S. Senate March 19 that the federal quotas on harvesting summer flounder — also called fluke — puts New York’s commercial fishermen at a disadvantage when compared with other states. continued
