Reds; thanks for taking the time to respond. When I checked your "hot link" all those studies were performed from 1998-2006. There has been a lot of work on Myco and Rockfish. I don't think any of the studies are good news for rock infected with Myco.
The whole premise for my letter is that if there is "a framework by which disease-associated mortality may be specifically addressed within fisheries models for resource management", then it needs to be included in the DNR report released to the ASMFC and the general public.
DNR appears to have put together a nice packet of information, my only question is why was information related to Myco and rockfish omitted. If Maryland is a principle nusery for rockfish, and 40-70 percent are infected by a chronic disease which has a negative impact on the population; then it needs to be addressed when contemplating increasing the take of large rockfish from the migrating stock off the coast.
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