Catch and Release

[Hammertime]

The pdf a bit long, but it was mailed to me yesterday and I thought I would pass it on.

Also some interesting comments in the mail I received about the non existence of our yellowtail....

Hi ......
 
With regard to the summary
 
On the point about yellowtail - the perception you mention is by anglers - scientists do not share this opinion in general. Information we have suggests that the bulk of the catches are taken by the commercial linefishermen. It may be true to say that trek netters limit the availability of yellowtail at certain sites in False Bay, but again there is great debate among the scientists . We limited by good data.
 
On the point about the frequency of monitoring - We suggested twice a year, but this frequency may need to be adjusted (upwards), after a statistical analysis of the data.
 
I attach an article that should interest your members. Much of what I explained about light tackle, j-hooks, exposure etc is summarised here.
 
Regards,

Dr Colin Attwood
Zoology Department
University of Cape Town
ph 021 6503612
fax 021 6503301

 

[jb2]

[color=#ff6633]Hammertime[/color] wrote:

The pdf a bit long, but it was mailed to me yesterday and I thought I would pass it on.

Also some interesting comments in the mail I received about the non existence of our yellowtail....

Hi ......
 
With regard to the summary
 
On the point about yellowtail - the perception you mention is by anglers - scientists do not share this opinion in general. Information we have suggests that the bulk of the catches are taken by the commercial linefishermen. It may be true to say that trek netters limit the availability of yellowtail at certain sites in False Bay, but again there is great debate among the scientists . We limited by good data.
 
On the point about the frequency of monitoring - We suggested twice a year, but this frequency may need to be adjusted (upwards), after a statistical analysis of the data.
 
I attach an article that should interest your members. Much of what I explained about light tackle, j-hooks, exposure etc is summarised here.
 
Regards,

Dr Colin Attwood
Zoology Department
University of Cape Town
ph 021 6503612
fax 021 6503301

Thanks Hammertime

Can you post the original message to which Dr. Attwood was replying?

jb

 

 

[Hammertime]

Sorry no I cant.
But the jist of it was us (registered WP Deep Sea Anglers) asking about yellowtail and their vanishing from the bay. Like most people we were asking if the scientists thought the trekkers were the main culprits.

The WPDSAA guys are trying to answer all the different club members questions from each monthly club meeting and this is just one of many letters the guys on the comittee are writing to varied people. They are trying to work with the respective authorities as we can supply lots of data, as we are actually the ones out there on a more serious note when it comes to leagues etc.

The attached PDF was sent along with the reply to our comittees questions and I thought I would post it as it is interesting research.

I thought the comment in the letter would be of interest as the guys line fishing out at Struis might want to know what the scientists think. Not that they really give a toss what anyone thinks, but that's my personal opinion.

Cheers
HT

 

[jb2]

Hi

Glad to see that the scientists don't share the recreationals views on trekking. The fact that the scientists don't agree will not stop people from continuing ot hold a view.

jb