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I am trying to recall any fishery-- freshwater trout, the Lake O fishery, Atlantic salmon, LMB, FL snook, giant grouper, etc.,-- that have been destroyed, degraded, or not enhanced by ELIMINATING commercial sale, trade, or commercial harvest of the species?
Take the money off the table. If this is done, fisheries management of the so-called "recreational sector" individuals will tolerate and indeed even self enforce just about any level of restriction right up to, and even including, no harvest, or moratorium if necessary. We did exactly this once before.
There should be no special carve outs for any individual angler. Effective fishery management must speak to the individual-- and not to groups-- commercial, charter boat, etc. The carve-out special interests do all the bickering.
Who said the recreationals are the reason for the striper downfall, and the commercial industry is faultless? Not by my definition.
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