scottar is on the money below. It was what the rec sector asked for last time around as it was obvious to all to see that the rec catch data was complete bumkin that was extrapolated out.
A catch card is a must at this point and we should be rejecting all of these so called biomass assessments until we get one. That way they don’t get to extrapolate data from a phone pol and some boat ramp surveys to come up with fanciful figures.