Lobster Fishery Management Plan...

[Saba Slayer]

The wardens were the ones doing the biggest push to have the opener moved during the Lobster Advisory Committee meetings.
It made sense to me...no more dumb questions..."can I set my nets before midnight to reserve my spot?"...No more drunks waiting for the stroke of Midnight...no burned out wardens.
The midnight opener is very problamatic on many fronts for the wardens. The LAC wanted to make it safer by having the opener during daylight hours.
The darn season is 6 phookin months long...! I didn't start hooping until the third week of the season and I've been killing it...I'm well stocked for the relatives at Thanksgiving...I don't get the frenzy on the opener...!
The LAC had over two years of meetings and it had industry reps and a high ranking warden as well as DFW, Ecos, Hoopers, Divers, and Science types on the committee...trust me...we talked about this issue for many hours.
If you really think the 'time change' is a bad idea, then you should speak-up at the Commission meeting in December in San Diego. Public comment is always welcome.