| Fish of the Month Calculation Example | ||||||||
| PFC-May | NYS-Reccord | weight | ||||||
| species | lbs | oz | lbs | oz | percent | |||
| Striped Bass | 26 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 34.21% | |||
| Weakfish | 10 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 52.29% | |||
| Blackfish | 9 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 48.37% | |||
| Fluke | 8 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 39.00% | |||
| Bluefish | 6 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 25.00% | |||
| Flounder | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3.5 | 48.48% | |||
| Previous Rule Fish of the month | New Rule Fish of the Month | |||||||
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As you can see the the Striped Bass which is the largest fish is not the most significant by weight percent. In fact all the other fish except the Bluefish are more significant. The Weakfish has the highest weight percent so therefore it would be the Fish of the Month by the new rule. |
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