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Review of NOI Comment Firefox https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=09000064844bd25e&f... Tab B, No. 9(c) As of: 5/7/20 3:40 PM Received: April 21, 2020 Status: Posted Posted: April 22, 2020 Tracking No. 1k4-9g96-g6am Comments Due: May 21, 2020 Submission Type: Web Docket: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062 Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico Comment On: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062-0001 Am53 NOI Document: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062-0002 Comment from Anonymous Anonymous Name: Anonymous Anonymous Instead of recreational fishermen releasing dozens of short fish until catching 2 legals, permit two fish of any size to be harvested, only 1 of which may be over 20 inches. This may possibly conserve the stock of larger fish, restoring balance to the entire population. 1 of 1 5/7/2020, 3:41 PM Firefox https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=09000064844bd284&f... As of: 5/7/20 3:41 PM Received: April 21, 2020 Status: Posted Posted: April 22, 2020 Tracking No. 1k4-9g96-m9a9 Comments Due: May 21, 2020 Submission Type: Web Docket: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062 Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico Comment On: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062-0001 Am53 NOI Document: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062-0003 Comment from Andrew GUDE Name: Andrew GUDE Address: 16871 Margery St. Cedar Key, FL, 32625 Email: [email protected] Phone: 7036223896 Thank you for taking my comments on the Red Grouper fishery. I recreationally fish (freedive spearfish) at least 75 days a year in the Gulf out of Cedar Key. Red Grouper are very rare and legal ones even rarer. Please, prepare a draft environmental impact statement to describe and analyze management alternatives to be included in Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico (Amendment 53). For Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) red grouper, to consider alternatives to revise the commercial and recreational sector allocations as well as the overfishing limit, acceptable biological catch, and sector annual catch limits and annual catch targets. These measures will help to manage the population using the best scientific information available. I highly suggest considering closing the fishery for at least a year, conducting population surveys, and then reassessing a longer closure, as these fish are hard to find, therefore, they are very much in trouble. I've noticed that the bottom fell out after the 2013 red tide event in the Big Bend. Thank you for your service. 1 of 1 5/7/2020, 3:41 PM Firefox https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=09000064844be017&f... As of: 5/7/20 3:42 PM Received: April 21, 2020 Status: Posted Posted: April 22, 2020 Tracking No. 1k4-9g9f-hhog Comments Due: May 21, 2020 Submission Type: Web Docket: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062 Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico Comment On: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062-0001 Am53 NOI Document: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062-0004 Comment from Steve Papen Name: Steve Papen Address: United States, Email: [email protected] Phone: 727-642-3411 Being a duel permitted vessel for both commercial and charter fishing for the past 24 years I have seen the decline of our fishery in more ways than I can count. Commercial always blaming the recs and the recs blaming the commercial. My take, unfortunately the blame falls on the mid-management of the Grouper species here in the Gulf. I know it's a big job and I don't envy them at all but with the help of full time fisherman that don't have an agenda this is my advice (for what's its worth). The fishery was in great shape pre IFQ. Why does the IFQ make the difference? Because it allows the harvest of both Red and Gag Grouper during the spawning months. Pre IFQ all Grouper fishing both rec and commercial was closed in Feb and March. This is what needs to happen again if we are going to save those fish for our kids. This is going to cost me charters and commercial trips but I'm ok with it as our fishery will rebound. Please, please consider this and save our fishery once and tor all. 1 of 1 5/7/2020, 3:42 PM Firefox https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=09000064844c463e&f... As of: 5/7/20 3:42 PM Received: April 23, 2020 Status: Posted Posted: April 23, 2020 Tracking No. 1k4-9ga5-a29p Comments Due: May 21, 2020 Submission Type: Web Docket: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062 Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico Comment On: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062-0001 Am53 NOI Document: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062-0005 Comment from james golden Name: james golden Address: 4612 brookforest dr panama city, FL, 32404 Email: [email protected] Phone: 8507780029 I ran head boats out of panama city beach from 1997 thru 2002 and charter boats for a few more years I also owned and operated my own commercial fishing boat from then until present time I have fished from several hundred miles west of the miss. river to 150 miles south of panama city. I remember when they reduced the size limit to 18 in. I was beliner fishing and we could sometimes catch 800 # as by catch on a 3day trip, look up my logbooks, And I can tell you that any study that says red grouper numbers and size has not been diminished is deeply flawed, no tell the truth it is not worth the paper it is written on and whatever the source was should never be relied upon to make any rules now or ever. they might be the same ones who told you that trigger fish need to protected with such harsh measures because head boats were not catching enough juveniles I can tell you with out a doubt the reason was not that that they were not there , but the size of hook used was way too big I know I have watched 50 people drop 2 hooks each down and all come up with empty hooks . Ask any party boat capt. I do not ever reply these things because no one will listen anyway, just because somebody went to collage and got a degree does not mean 1 of 2 5/7/2020, 3:42 PM Firefox https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=09000064844c463e&f... they know anything. I promise you that I have many more hours of study than most of them as do most commercial fishing boat capts.. the general consensus seems to be that we are all liars and crooks IAM neither . I love fishing it is an honorable profession we, like the farmers feed people .I would do anything in my power to preserve the abundance of life in the sea, even if it meant going hungry. I want my great grand children and theirs to have it to enjoy, as I have. IN order for that to happen we MUST have rules based on facts not speculation . Sorry, I got carried away. In short, red grouper, gags and scamp are hurting, red snapper and triggerfish are almost over populated to the point of hurting the population of all other species An abundance of red snapper comes at the cost of diminished population of many other fish. Imagine if you had 100 cows in a pasture with just enough grass to feed them then you added 100 goats. Pretty soon they would starve right?.Now imagine that goats ate cows and you will begin to see what is happing to beliners, small grouper and many other fish .a 20 # snapper eats anything smaller than it BAD decisions are sometimes based on Best Available Data when it is wrong. l 2 of 2 5/7/2020, 3:42 PM Firefox https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=0900006484543625&f... As of: 5/7/20 3:43 PM Received: May 03, 2020 Status: Posted Posted: May 04, 2020 Tracking No. 1k4-9ggz-63rm Comments Due: May 21, 2020 Submission Type: Web Docket: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062 Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico Comment On: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062-0001 Am53 NOI Document: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062-0007 Comment from john izmirlian Name: john izmirlian Address: 924 MANATEE AVE EAST BRADENTON, FL, 34208 Email: [email protected] Phone: 9415877758 During the last six months the red grouper bite has been lower. Suggest one fish per angler per day. 1 of 1 5/7/2020, 3:43 PM Firefox https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=09000064845610e7&f... As of: 5/7/20 3:39 PM Received: May 05, 2020 Status: Posted Posted: May 07, 2020 Tracking No. 1k4-9gih-2p0l Comments Due: May 21, 2020 Submission Type: Web Docket: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062 Amendment 53 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf of Mexico Comment On: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062-0001 Am53 NOI Document: NOAA-NMFS-2020-0062-0008 Comment from clarence fleck Name: clarence fleck I would like to see red grouper stay at a 2 per person per day limit. Please take into the account the lack of fishing due to corona virus. A solid 45 days lost in southwest Florida during prime season. 1 of 1 5/7/2020, 3:39 PM Firefox https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=09000064845fccbe&f..
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