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I am not trying to rain on anyones parade, nor am I trying to be a nay-sayer. I think the approach taken and the mutually agreeable solution is absolutely outstanding. I hope only the best for the fishing in Newport.
But a few thoughts popped into my head that might be useful for future discussions, or even just to clarify my interpretation.
Just curious, but my (very limited) familiarity with trawls or strings of pots, is that there is a buoy on either end. If you are running a 3 string pot, you would loose one buoy, 4 string 2 buoys and so on. So if they are running dual strings, unless they are dropping 1 buoy for each 2 traps, there will not be fewer buoys.
Another observation (with limited knowledge). Wouldn't it be easier for someone harvesting and deploying pots to lay them out parrallel to shore? This could leave less visible buoys, but with more underwater, unseen obstacles.
Not sure if the topic came up or not, but was there any discussion over floating versus sinking lines. I was reading on the water and they discussed the perils of fishing near strings of pots with floating line (perferred for the lack of algae growth and less abrasion while hauling) vs sinking line. If they use strings and use floating line - you may end up with problems with tangles.
Again - I think the effort and agreement are great. Just thinking ahead.
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