Deckboss was reviewing the hundreds of proposals submitted to the Alaska Board of Fisheries for consideration at its upcoming meeting cycle, and found one of particular interest.
Proposal 228 is a sportfishing proposal aimed at stopping angler "high grading."
"There are problems with anglers keeping fish alive on stringers or in live-wells, holding boxes, etc., then releasing them (high grading) when a bigger fish or a fish in better condition, is caught. This practice causes unneeded mortality," the proposal says.
Currently, state regulations say a fish becomes part of an angler's bag limit when landed and "killed." The proposal would replace "killed" with "not immediately released."
And who is offering Proposal 228? None other than the state Department of Fish and Game.
The board will consider the proposal at its statewide finfish meeting March 19-24 in Anchorage.
Not sure how much of an issue this really is, but it's an easy one to support.
ReplyDeleteIs this charter halibut in SE that they're really talking about?
Cook Inlet would be a candidate.........I would assume it would be statewide.
ReplyDeleteIts already illegal, whatever
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