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Originally Posted by Gino
Thats doing the math based on the statistics you have there. I think there is some unacounted variables. If that were true, what keeps the Local Commerical Lobster in buisness?
I could get a resident commerical liscense for yeary fee of $120.75 and some sorta lobster/invertebrate stamp And take a big pro angler out there and pull up a limit and sell it to the market at $3-4 a pound. And I could make a pretty penny.
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You are forgetting the lobster operator permit you will need. They are not cheap (almost 6 figures last time I checked) and there are only a couple hundred or so in the state!
From all accounts our lobster numbers are looking good but there are still many unknowns. This is the first time we've had recreational figures. The commercial catch numbers have been good for several years.