What else is new, the whole system is a joke and a scam.
A number of years ago, a local bay bridge was replaced, the project took far too long and likely far too expensive and in the end, the new bridge is still half broken.
The asmfc are disingenuous at best, at worst, their a paid political smoke screen disguising the total disregard for overal public interest for marine resources and only care about specific political constituencies. They sure dont care about establishing abundance....