DFW Lobster FMP meeting Aug 15th

[Saba Slayer]

MrM, thanks for the interest.
The Lobster Fishery Management Plan (FMP) meetings start at 8am and last till about 3pm. If you can't make it or you have to take time off of work and lose money...please email me your input and I'll express your thoughts or read your email at the meeting.
The seasonal lobster report card did go through the DFW commission and starts this 2013-2014 season...if you bought a report card in January and you want to continue hooping or diving for the last part of the season in 2014 you will need to buy a new seasonal card in January of 2014.
PLEASE SEND IN YOUR REPORT CARDS!!!
Jim / Saba Slayer

[MrM]

Roger that! Let me try and work some magic. Worst case scenario, I'll type something up.

Thanks for your hard work Jim.

[yakfishin]

Okay so I'm a newb here and a newb to lobster fishing. So a couple of questions.

1. When I go to the DFW website to buy my license there isn't a option for lobsters. Did I miss a window of opportunity? Or do I have to go to a physical location to buy one?
2. Is there a lobster report that comes out and predicts good locations for fishing them? Or this a learn as you go fishery?

Thanks for any knowledge you can pass on. I'd love to go the meeting and voice concerns or gather knowledge. However I think the government plans these things in the middle of the week for a reason

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by yakfishin

1. When I go to the DFW website to buy my license there isn't a option for lobsters. Did I miss a window of opportunity? Or do I have to go to a physical location to buy one? 2. Is there a lobster report that comes out and predicts good locations for fishing them? Or this a learn as you go fishery?

There are some changes coming for the cards this season.

As I understand it the "new" seasonal report cards will be available after August 15 and they will be valid from September 28, 2013 through March 19, 2014. The cards are not currently available online now but the should show up shortly. It's important to note that the deadline for the return of the 2013-2014 lobster report cards will be April 30, 2014.

Supposedly we'll be able to mail it in or return (file) our cards electronically online. Here's the rub: If you do not return your lobster report card by the deadline you will then be assessed a $20.00 non-return fee (fine) when you try and buy your 2014/2015 lobster report card. So if you do not want to get fined you better send it in on time.

[yakfishin]

Originally Posted by Fiskadoro

There are some changes coming for the cards this season.

As I understand it the "new" seasonal report cards will be available after August 15 and they will be valid from September 28, 2013 through March 19, 2014. The cards are not currently available online now but the should show up shortly. It's important to note that the deadline for the return of the 2013-2014 lobster report cards will be April 30, 2014.

Supposedly we'll be able to mail it in or return (file) our cards electronically online. Here's the rub: If you do not return your lobster report card by the deadline you will then be assessed a $20.00 non-return fee (fine) when you try and buy your 2014/2015 lobster report card. So if you do not want to get fined you better send it in on time.

Thanks for the information, I'll keep my eyes peeled this week.