• N.J fishermen, officials demand feds back off of proposed fluke quota cuts.
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[url]http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/2017/01/nj_fisherman_officials_demand_feds_back_off_propos.html[/url] [quote][URL="http://www.nj.com/ocean/"]POINT PLEASANT BEACH[/URL] -- In a unified show of support, New Jersey officials and leaders of the state's fishing industry said Friday they are demanding the federal government abandon plans to cut the amount of fluke to be harvested this year. Insisting the [URL="http://www.nj.com/shore/blogs/fishing/index.ssf/2016/12/jersey_shore_fishing_fluke_reg.html"]proposed new limits[/URL] will devastate an industry important to New Jersey's economy, the government and industry representatives said they're prepared to mount a legal fight, if necessary, to fight "ridiculous" limits that were based on "flawed" data.[/quote] So basically after having the quota cut in the 2000's due to the screaming from so many different groups they want to cut it again despite 2010 data sowing the population had fully recovered.
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