BigV
04-07-2007, 02:36 PM
This was posted in a diferent section, should be here as well.
Ohio's Yellow Perch Bag Limit To be Reduced April 9
The Ohio Division of Wildlife has announced that Governor Strickland issued an executive order at the Division's request, immediately lowering the yellow perch bag limit on Lake Erie from 40 fish per day to 30 fish per day, effective Monday, April 9, 2007. In explaining the need for this reduction, the Division made the following points:
• Ohio’s perch quota in 2007 is 34% lower than that from 2006, reflecting recent scientific assessments of perch abundance in Lake Erie that were lower than expected.
• Reducing the bag limit will bring the expected Ohio sport catch in line with its quota allocation.
• The reason that we are not following our normal rule-making schedule (typically done the fall before the fishing season) is because data in-hand last fall did not indicate declines of this magnitude in the 2007 quota.
Ohio's Yellow Perch Bag Limit To be Reduced April 9
The Ohio Division of Wildlife has announced that Governor Strickland issued an executive order at the Division's request, immediately lowering the yellow perch bag limit on Lake Erie from 40 fish per day to 30 fish per day, effective Monday, April 9, 2007. In explaining the need for this reduction, the Division made the following points:
• Ohio’s perch quota in 2007 is 34% lower than that from 2006, reflecting recent scientific assessments of perch abundance in Lake Erie that were lower than expected.
• Reducing the bag limit will bring the expected Ohio sport catch in line with its quota allocation.
• The reason that we are not following our normal rule-making schedule (typically done the fall before the fishing season) is because data in-hand last fall did not indicate declines of this magnitude in the 2007 quota.