May 17, 2018 — The following was released by the Southeastern Fisheries Association:

The American Sportfishing Association and other anti-commercial fishing groups told Congress that anglers only get 3% of the fish. They lie!

From the Virginia/North Carolina border through the Florida Keys, see how many pounds of fish are allotted for the non-fishermen? 

SEE HOW MANY POUNDS OF FISH ARE ALLOTTED FOR THE SPORT-FISHERMEN?

Is it legal to take so much fish away from non-fishing citizens?

National marine manufacturers, foreign outboard motor, gear, electronic companies and anglers clubs are pushing to privatize federal fish resources exclusively for sport fishing.

The following data is derived from NOAA’s listing of the Allowable Catch Levels (ACLs) for each of the following species. View the source material in its entirety here.

WHO GETS THE FISH NOW?

FISH Species	#’s Non-fishing Consumers (Commercial)	Anglers
Atlantic Spade Fish	150,552	661,926
Bar Jack	13,228	49,021
Black Grouper	96,884	165,750
Blueline Tile	87,251	87,277
Cobia NY to GA	50,000	620,000
Cobia East FL(Gulf)	70,000	860,000
Deepwater Complex	131,628	38,628
Dolphin	1,534,485	13,810,361
Gag grouper	335,188	348,194
Golden Tile	313,310	2,187 (Number of Fish)
Grey Trigger	312,324	404,675
Grunts	217,903	618,122
Hog Fish NC-GA	23,456	988 (Number of fish)
Hog Fish FLK-EFL	4,524	18,617 (Number of fish)
Jacks	189,422	267,799
Mutton	104,231	768,857
Porgies	36,348	106,914
Red Grouper	343,200	436,800
Red Snapper	0	0
Scamp	219,375	1,169,308
Shallow Grouper	55,542	48,648
Snapper (Exclud. R Snapper)	344,575	1,169,308
Snowy Grouper	144,315	4,983 (Number of Fish)
Vermillion Snapper	862,290	406,080
Wahoo	70,542	1,724,418
Wreckfish	385,985	20,315
Black Seabass	755,724	1,001,177
Greater Amberjack	769,388	1,167,837
King Mackerel	5,900,000	10,900,000
Spanish Mackerel	3,330,000	2,727,000
Yellow Tail Snaper	1,596,510	1,440,990
Total Allocations	17,912,450	40,000,785