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a fish trap is a long net about 600 feet long that corrals migrating fish into a large holding pen called a purse. The trap tending boats go out every day or 2 and scoop out the fish with big booms, throwing back what isnt in season, is too small, or is unsellable. the problem has been that trap co's are givin a year long quoata and some have been caught selling all the bass they catch, thus ignoring thier quota. This is only what ive heard here... if I'm off base, someone please correct me.
The 100 foot buffer is a slap in the face to the shore and boat fisherman because it is saying that you are not allowed to catch any fish near this trap. It has been RI law since the dawn of time that no fisherman shall be banned from fishing anywhere below mean highwater..(with the exclusion of government property and power plants.) If this passes, it will could set the precident for the trap companies in future years to say that fishermen can not fish 200 feet, then 1000 yards, and so on...
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