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We made progress with the Fish & Game Commission this week regarding Sandbass bag limits. Until we can put a more formal process together, I'm requesting help from all recreational anglers that when you catch sandbass, you put them on your measuring board and take a pic and send those to me with the general area caught. All sizes count, especially small ones. We need the data for our sandbass fight. Please spread the word! Thanks.
Wayneksd@gmail.com
Also, Any help spreading the word would be appreciated! Thanks
Always Know what line is on your reels. Easy way to remember what line is to mark your reel or rod with a small label showing the line weight. Avoid grabbing the wrong rod or reel with to heavy or to light of line for the type of fishing. Or the wrong type of line Mono, Braid or Fluorocarbon. Or a special top shot or leader. One of the best way is to use OneCoolTuna Line labels. These are pre-printed line label that are highly visible and will hold up to weather and sun. fresh or saltwater.
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In this
week's preview, Ali and Rush head back to San Diego to see what August
has to offer. With the tuna settling in and a kelp fishery in full
swing, Ali considers this to be the "peak" time to target bluefin tuna,
mahi, and yellowtail. With each year before bringing a new twist to the
fishery, this season follows suit with a "puddle" of Mahi that leaves
the guys scratching their heads.
Ian
Urbina, a former investigative reporter for the New York Times, is the
director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, a non-profit journalism
organization based in Washington, D.C., that focuses on reporting about
environmental and human rights crimes at sea."
Illegal fishing fleets generate $10 billion in annual sales
The Thunder. (Simon Arger/Selase Kove-Seyram/Sea Shepherd)
If
you look at the taxonomy of crime that plays out offshore, it’s both
diverse and acute. And yet illegal fishing sits at the top of that
hierarchy. It’s a global business estimated at $10 billion in annual
sales, and one that is thriving, as improved technology has enabled
fishing vessels to plunder the oceans with greater efficiency.
The
Thunder flourished in this context. Interpol had issued a Purple Notice
on the ship, the equivalent of adding it to a most wanted list, a
designation given to only four other ships in the world up to that time.
The vessel had collected over $76 million fromthe illicit sales of seafoodin the past decade, more than any other ship, according to Interpol estimates.
Banned
since 2006 from fishing in the Antarctic, the Thunder had been spotted
there repeatedly in the years that followed. In 2015, that’s where the
environmental organization Sea Shepherd found it. Speaking through a
translator, Peter Hammarstedt, captain of the Bob Barker, warned that
the Thunder was banned from fishing in those waters and would be
stopped.
It was the beginning of an extraordinary chase and the
subject of the second episode of “The Outlaw Ocean” podcast, from CBC
Podcasts and the L.A. Times. Listen to it here:
For
110 days and more than 10,000 nautical miles spanning two seas and
three oceans, the Bob Barker and a companion ship, both operated by Sea
Shepherd, trailed behindthe trawler, with the three
captains close enough to watch one another’s cigarette breaks and
on-deck workout routines. In an epic game of cat-and-mouse, the ships
maneuvered through an obstacle course of giant ice floes, endured a
cyclone-like storm, faced clashes between opposing crews and nearly
collided in what became the longest pursuit of an illegal fishing vessel
in history.
As chronicled by the Outlaw Ocean Project,
a nonprofit journalism organization whose reporter was on board the Bob
Barker, the chase ended with a distress call from the Thunder. “We’re
sinking,” the Thunder’s captain pleaded over the radio. The ships
operated by Sea Shepherd rescued the crew and tried gathering evidence
of its crimes before the ship sank to the bottom of the ocean.
Anglers fishing for bluefin tuna need a federal Highly Migratory Species
(HMS) permit and are required to report their catches. Bluefin tuna
fishing is highly regulated. Catch bag limits and regulations often
change to prevent overfishing so anglers are urged to check regulations
before fishing trips. For information on regulations and how to apply
for an HMS permit, visit https://hmspermits.noaa.gov.
Last Updated: Sep 16, 2022
General category September 2022 bluefin tuna fishery closes September 19, 2022 at 11:30 PM
Based on the best available landings information, NMFS has
determined that the adjusted General category September 2022 subquota of
225.5 mt will be reached shortly (i.e., as of September 16, reported
landings total approximately 191.2 mt) and therefore the General
category fishery for large medium and giant Atlantic bluefin tuna will
close. This action does not affect the recreational Angling category.
The General category bluefin tuna fishery will close effective 11:30
p.m., September 19, 2022, until it begins on October 2, 2022, as October
1 is a restricted fishing day, with a quota of 76.4 mt available for
the October through November time period. Retaining, possessing, or
landing large medium or giant BFT by persons aboard vessels permitted in
the Atlantic tunas General and HMS Charter/Headboat categories must
cease at 11:30 p.m. local time on September 19, 2022, through September
30, 2022. This action applies to General category permitted vessels and
to HMS Charter/Headboat category permitted vessels with a commercial
sale endorsement when fishing commercially for BFT. The intent of this
closure is to prevent overharvest of the available adjusted General
category September BFT subquota.
Reported landings as of September 16, 2022, indicate the
General category has landed 191.2 mt of the 225.8 mt September subquota.
The Harpoon category is closed, and landed 76.2 mt of the 78.7 mt
quota. The Longline category has landed 112.4 mt. Landing updates will
be made as necessary.
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