Limit/Regulation Clarification

[Mako19]

Sounds like it to me.

Kind of puts a bummer on a week long fishing trip.

We are blessed to live on the coast of one of the richest bodies of water on this planet. Yet we can only catch two fish a day for 6 weeks out of the year and cannot stock up on meat during theis 6 week season bc you must stop fishing after you have 4 fish...


Seems fair...

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by Mako19

Sounds like it to me.

Kind of puts a bummer on a week long fishing trip.

We are blessed to live on the coast of one of the richest bodies of water on this planet. Yet we can only catch two fish a day for 6 weeks out of the year and cannot stock up on meat during theis 6 week season bc you must stop fishing after you have 4 fish...

Seems fair...

Yeah, I know what you mean. I tend to enjoy Louisiana fish on my table most of the year by stocking up on the less regulated species. I'll usually have nearly my possession limit of redfish in my freezer, but I've also got lots of sailcats, sheephead, black drum, gaspergou, freshwater catfish, etc.

I can appreciate that some people simply prefer snapper. Those should note that the possession limit of other species of snapper is much higher. I think (in aggregate) one may possess as many as 20-40 individuals of the other species.

But be mindful that DNA testing may not be able to accurately distinguish between species once fillets are bagged and frozen. You may want to protect yourself from overzealous agents thinking you're above your limit of red snapper by appropriately labeling bags of frozen fillets, "gray snapper", "lane snapper", etc. The other species of snapper are nearly indistinguishable from red snapper on the table and are often substituted for it in restaurants.

See: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/m...view/index.htm