Crafty,
As I hear it, what Mark said was "I don't think we have the authority to tell these guys what kind of gear to use and where to put it." Someone else on the panel ( I think it was George Allen) noted that "we have the authority to regulate where the fishtraps are, but I'm not sure we can regulate any other type of gear." I was tempted to stand up and say, well a fish pot is just another type of fish trap, but decided the better of it. I think everyone is hoping that this can be settled by mutual agreement rather than by new regulations.
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