Post by Admin on Sept 20, 2017 13:29:56 GMT
The answer is NO!!!
You may be familiar with my objections of taking pregnant surf perch and ODFW's refusal to budge an inch on our suggestions. The wholesale slaughter of pregnant surfperch when they enter Oregon's bays to give live birth is an unacceptable practice with long lasting consequences. The practice is responsible for decline in the abundance of the once thriving population of all surfperch species.
Most Bottom Fish of the Nearshore and Offshore deep water complex give live birth. Allowing retention of mature expectant mature fish by both recreational and commercial is responsible for the declining abundance of Bottom Fish species.
The current closure for the retention of Bottom Fish highlights the cause for concern on the timing of harvesting bottom fish. Should ODFW restrict the retention of all fish species that give live birth during the period when the bottom fish species are pregnant? We recommend ODFW do so based on the findings in the following informational report.
Information Report 2011-01 Maturity of female quillback (Sebastes maliger) and china rockfish (S. nebulosus) from Oregon waters based on histological evaluation of ovaries.
The following links demonstrates our commitment to Oregon's Marine Resources.
oregonfishinginfo
Quillback rockfish
China rockfish
William Lackner
You may be familiar with my objections of taking pregnant surf perch and ODFW's refusal to budge an inch on our suggestions. The wholesale slaughter of pregnant surfperch when they enter Oregon's bays to give live birth is an unacceptable practice with long lasting consequences. The practice is responsible for decline in the abundance of the once thriving population of all surfperch species.
Most Bottom Fish of the Nearshore and Offshore deep water complex give live birth. Allowing retention of mature expectant mature fish by both recreational and commercial is responsible for the declining abundance of Bottom Fish species.
The current closure for the retention of Bottom Fish highlights the cause for concern on the timing of harvesting bottom fish. Should ODFW restrict the retention of all fish species that give live birth during the period when the bottom fish species are pregnant? We recommend ODFW do so based on the findings in the following informational report.
Information Report 2011-01 Maturity of female quillback (Sebastes maliger) and china rockfish (S. nebulosus) from Oregon waters based on histological evaluation of ovaries.
The following links demonstrates our commitment to Oregon's Marine Resources.
oregonfishinginfo
Quillback rockfish
China rockfish
William Lackner