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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
The problem is that counting fish is a very inaccurate science. As such, they need to take their already terrible data and include a buffer. Making decisions based on poor data is no better than just guessing.
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Counting fish is extremely difficult. Lots of moving pieces, and many moving pieces that we can't even know about...
But does anyone doubt that the stocks are in terrible shape? Let me re-phrase...does anyone who is not economically impacted by this, doubt that stocks are in terrible shape?
I feel for the folks who will be unable to make a living, and I hope that some of my tax dollars are used to help them as best we can. But if the stocks are headed to near-extinction, what's the alternative? If stocks are declining, then the longer we wait, the harsher the inevitable fix will be...