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Saltheart and others,
I was definately not trying to make excuses for poachers. I do witness on many many occaisions some ethnic fishers (I hate to use stereotypes) taking small fish. Almost every time I see this, more experienced fishers are watching and snickering with disgust. Sometimes, someone calls law enforcement. I can say without question that I have never, ever seen someone appraoach the offender and educte them on the regs, including myself. I have seen some aggressive displays. Some people do break the law out of ignorance. In addition, I have rarely met a fisherman who has never broken a fishery regulation at some time or another. I guess my basic point with this libne of thinking is the the solution lies in education and communication, not belidgerance (probably spelled wrong)....How the Hell did I end up here.....gotta go fishing
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