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This is a horribly tough issue. Both sides have a point.
I don't think its related to the trash, 'cause that may not even be fishermen (teenagers having a beer bash, whatever) and the trash can come from anyone and float in from the anywhere.
The issue is access.
On one side it sure would stink if you couldn't fish your local waters 'cause you can't find a spot. You are invested in your community and there should be benefits to that. You pay property taxes, local taxes, support the community in many ways. You should have some rights to it.
On the other side, our free United States of America becomes less so every year. The "land of the free" includes a hell of alot of "private" property, that no one can access, but a priviledged few. Does the coast belong to the wealthy?
There is no solution to this problem that would make everyone happy. Dividing up permits seems pretty fair.
Locals get half, everyone else gets a shot at the other half, essentially giving locals a bigger share (following the logic that "everyone else" makes up a larger percentage of the population).
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