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Since these netters don't take the time to sort through all their catch to see if they have been pulling in river or sea herring, they are given a "token" percentage that they are ALLOWED to harvest.
Boy, it sure would be nifty if we shore anglers were allowed to keep a "token" amount of off-limit/protected species as allowable by-catch!!
What I find rather insulting is that the herring numbers are not rebounding, and yet the powers that be still place blame on the anglers WHO HAVEN"T BEEN ABLE TO USE THEM FOR YEARS!!!
Whoever these fools are, they need to get their heads our of whoever's arse they are stuck up and start doing the RIGHT thing!!!
Let's see, the anglers have been forced to endure restrictions, limits and a new license and what do we get in return??? A waste of time, energy and our money! Be honest, do you think things have gotten better over the past 5 years??? I think we as anglers have done more through our own "best practices" than these useless organizations and committees have.
OK, I'll step off the soapbox and let someone else give a rant.....
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