tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896836091935734799.post2492282013396724532..comments2024-03-15T08:52:03.058-04:00Comments on ONE ANGLER'S VOYAGE: FACTS ASSAIL FOES OF NMFS' RED SNAPPER MANAGEMENTCharles Witekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16752632941300366580noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4896836091935734799.post-73096417204748094992017-08-19T12:22:38.524-04:002017-08-19T12:22:38.524-04:00Mr. Angers is correct - the NMFS has NO CLUE about...Mr. Angers is correct - the NMFS has NO CLUE about how many fishermen are fishing for red snapper or how many red snapper are actually swimming in the water out there. This agency, that has fought against electronic reporting for Gulf charter boats for many years now. This agency that collects landings data through random land line phone surveys - yes, they really ARE using an antiquated, illogical, and totally useless data collection technique for many years now. This agency has no clue as to how many charter boats are fishing their permits, or which charter boats are fishing to the potential of their passenger capacities. This agency, the NMFS, that accepts the 20,063 pounds of red snapper landed in 2016 by Texas charter boats as proof that the for-hire sector did NOT OVERFISH their quota in 2016. FYI, Alabama's 132 charter boats landed 699,000 pounds of red snapper last year. The FL 299 pandhandle charter boats landed 737,000 pounds of red snapper in 2016. And, Texas' 219 charter boats landed 20,063 pounds? The NMFS is a JOKE, controlled by Mr. Witek's benefactors (the ones paying him to write these propaganda blogs). <br /><br />This article only underscores Witek's bias against true data and what that would mean for our Gulf fisheries.<br /><br />I challenge Mr. Witek, or his EDF/CFA colleagues, to sit down in an open discussion about the "facts" and let's see who is misleading who here. <br /><br />What say ye Mr. Witek?Thomas Hiltonhttp://www.freedom2fish.orgnoreply@blogger.com