John,
It isn't the cast nets that I'm worried about, it'e the GILL NETS, that will, IMHO replace the single purse seine. I think there will litterally be hundreds of them out there, not only catching the pogies, but also cutting off access to fishing spots, you can't fish an area if its loaded with gill nets. I know guys who hold a RI principal effort license with a gill net endorsement and if they have access to a small boat, I would expect them be out there setting nets in all the places the recreational guys want to fish.
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