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Old 01-16-2006, 12:46 PM   #16
Sweetwater
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american shad

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Originally Posted by macojoe

This past fall, the state Marine Fisheries Commission passed a regulation banning the possession of any river herring for the next three years because, since 2000, the number of river herring and a similar species, American shad, has been dropping at an alarming rate.
The article mentions "american shad" in the same sentence with river herring. Am I correct in that possession of shad is NOT included in the current ban?

Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn.
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