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Old 09-12-2002, 03:15 PM   #4
nor-easter
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Join Date: Dec 2000
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I have never been able to figure why the Gov't goes and blows our money on their own boat when for peanuts in comparison they could put the scientist aboard a professional fishermans boat and take catch samples from guys that know how to fish.
The NOAA Boats I have observed over the years are mostly all mis rigged, mis matched and mostly just screwed up abortions when it comes to the fishing gear.
If you can picture in your mind an otter trawl with the proper size doors rigged right compared to a miss matched set of towing wires then you will know why their numbers are screwed up.
If the net isn't set right it will not fish right and the numbers will not be right and the poor fisherman gets screwed again and again and still!

Capt. Chet
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