NJ Scuba Divers Message Board: Re: Possible Long Seasonal Closures and Other Conservation Measures for Lobster In 2018

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Re: Possible Long Seasonal Closures and Other Conservation Measures for Lobster In 2018

Posted by DaveF

on 2/18/2017, 12:15 pm, in reply to "Possible Long Seasonal Closures and Other Conservation Measures for Lobster In 2018"

Long report, it'll take a while to get through it. In the first 11 pages, some notable information. I don't say it's true, just that I read it:

Biggest factor in declining lobster stocks is reduction in eggs, which is due to warming water, which is due to climate change.

NY tracks recreational harvest and finds 1.4% of harvest due to divers/private traps. Massachusets 1%.

In 1996, NJ had 42 commercial lobster vessels.
In 2015, we had 29.

Biggest year for harvest in NJ: 1990. 2.2 million pounds
Smallest year for NJ harvest: 2009. 178,000 pounds
Latest year reported: 2015. 445,000 pounds.

Inshore vs off shore harvest (entire North East market):
1998 87% inshore 13% offshore
2012 40% inshore 60% offshore

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