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Originally Posted by Team Rock On
Unfortunately DD, your math is a little fuzzy. A quick census check puts the US population at about 300 million. So with the 3 million rec striper fisherman accounting for 60% of the kill (mostly for fun), that's 1% of the population that accounts for the majority. Com. fisherman are providing the resource to that other 99%, but fringe groups like PETA, Stripers Forever, etc. seem to forget that fact. The tiny commercial harvest is insignificant, and in fact doesn't even add up to the release mortality of the recs. How's Bradley doing, tell him people are still laughing...
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How many of that other 99% could pick a striped bass out of a lineup consisting of fluke, tilapia, catfish, creek chub and roadkill? Aquaculture already produces 60% more striped bass than the entire commercial catch and , before you say that they taste terrible, be aware that the average price received at the Fulton Fish Market is the same, so the public doen't agree. The majority of the striped bass meals served in restaurants come from fish raised by aquaculture.
I'll relay your message to Brad, who stood behind the President Saturday when he signed the executive order. Which people,exactly, were laughing?