2 bushel limit

[vw_buggsy]

I'm not a raving fan of the 1 bushel limit, particularly since the dredge report shows favorable results this year vs. last year when that limit was imposed.

However, I don't understand the big deal about getting the license.

$5 for a resident and $10 for a non-resident. I have a small tin boat with a 15HP 2 stroke and I STILL spend more than that for 1 day of crabbing for gas in the boat and the truck (to get it to and from the ramp). Totally worth getting the license for the full 1 bushel limit but mostly because like FFGomer pointed out, MD only lets you use traps and trotline if you've got the license.

I said it when the 1 bushel limit first came out that such institutions rarely increase a limitation once they've tightened it. I am not surprised to see it continue. I WOULD be surprised if they ever bring it back up to 2 bushels per boat. I just feel glad that I really don't need more than a bushel to make me happy.

[Summertop]

All the crybabies in the  Dutch Navy could always suck it up and crab in PA.   

[Crabslayer]

https://news.mongabay.com/2015/03/indonesian-fisheries-ministry-imposes-new-limits-on-gear-and-fish-harvests/

[Logical1]

Yes. That's what we did last year.

Rick, I have 5 kayaks, we can negotiate rental fees. Lol