Official Winter Dredge Report

[lreops]

If you have not had a chance to view, here are two links

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/crab/April1508BriefingFINAL.pdf

and

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/crab/May7HearingPresentation1.pdf

[Seanile]

I've still not seen any numbers on the '07 - '08 WDS itself.  Did I miss something?

This statement did, however, get my attention:

[lreops]

Bruce, I think that you have to look at the various grafts to get an over all idea of what was found this year as compared to past years, at least that's the way I tried to interpret it.

[rdbeard]

 should'nt have to guess what it says. in years past it's been made very clear and easy to understand. from the meetings i've attended it seems they -DNR have made it worse than the facts will bear,and they want you to keep guessing

[thelostcrabber]

In the Maryland report under
Tiered bushel limits on females
...the bulk of the crabbing population consist of watermen who harvest few female crabs...

Where does support for this statement come from? Does it means that most of the watermen selectively return female crabs to the Bay?

[jack1747]

In the Maryland report under
Tiered bushel limits on females
...the bulk of the crabbing population consist of watermen who harvest few female crabs...

Where does support for this statement come from? Does it means that most of the watermen selectively return female crabs to the Bay?

Sorry Lost but its been a long winter.. welcome to the BCA...  Sooks (femails) are the bread and butter of the crab industry..  At least in the heyday of picking houses.. 

[sighanson]

Let's not get started on the female issue again.

[jack1747]

Let's not get started on the female issue again.

Throw the females back.