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Originally Posted by tlapinski
EXCELLENT point! As I have said before when it comes to the management of every single species is that all stakeholders hold a responsibility for current population levels. Far too often there is no acceptance of blame in any way, shape or form. I saw this in the recent striped bass management talks a few years ago, and it's the same with cod.
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Toby & Jim,
You bring up a good point but consider this... Is it the commercial fisherman's job to regulate their industry or is it NOAA's? Need I say more? These guys are going out and filling their quota's set by the feds... so who's to blame?