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Mr. Sandman · 01-31-2003, 08:45 PM

blitz...are you a comondity trader? again, interesting approach but it would never happen. You could never get mom and pop shops orginized to the point where they would "buy" commerical quotas...that is a dream...like a piramid scheme. they can't make a living now...you're not going to convince them that if they buy the commerial interests the rec will buy more bait!?!

The rec's biggest problem are there numbers....lets turn it into an asset. There are SO many more recs then commercials the commericals could easily be replaced by recs 10 fold+.
Dilute the SOBs until they quit. Once the price is a few pennies per pound and the season is down to < 2 weeks, they (the state) will have to either reduce the number of licences by raising fees and be selective who gets them (a VERY touchy subject to decides as to who gets them ie. legal issues). Raising fees for a 2 week fishery? (that is how they will think)

At that point (with enough public and political pressure) when you compare the rec vs commerical econoimics to society (ie the benifits to society that recs do vs the benifts to society that commericals do...as well as the relative harm each does to the fishery....they will pull the commerical interests altogether. There will be simply no way to justify commerical sb fishing...not a .25/lb for 2 or 3 weeks a year for the relative damage.

In the worst case, it would shine a bright spot light on this scam and perhaps a political type would take this on.

Lets put some pressure on the heart of the matter ....the $.

here is a link to get your SB commerical license:
in MA
http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dmf/Co...tm#application

in RI
http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/...ild/mffees.htm

with regard to SB being a fish or mammal... its a COMMERICAL FISH! make it a game fish and the fishery problem goes away. I am on YOUR SIDE my friend. Like I said I would be happy taking NOTHING...if the commercials take NOTHING. This way the fish wins (big time), the recs still fish and tackle industry related to sb stays alive.

Remember this...they are going to take the quota (tonnage) if you fish or not, the fish will be taken. The season will simply remain open until they are gone. SO...end the seaosn in a shorten period...this will upset them. big time.

/end of rant/

HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!

01-31-2003, 08:45 PM	#14
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	blitz...are you a comondity trader? again, interesting approach but it would never happen. You could never get mom and pop shops orginized to the point where they would "buy" commerical quotas...that is a dream...like a piramid scheme. they can't make a living now...you're not going to convince them that if they buy the commerial interests the rec will buy more bait!?! The rec's biggest problem are there numbers....lets turn it into an asset. There are SO many more recs then commercials the commericals could easily be replaced by recs 10 fold+. Dilute the SOBs until they quit. Once the price is a few pennies per pound and the season is down to < 2 weeks, they (the state) will have to either reduce the number of licences by raising fees and be selective who gets them (a VERY touchy subject to decides as to who gets them ie. legal issues). Raising fees for a 2 week fishery? (that is how they will think) At that point (with enough public and political pressure) when you compare the rec vs commerical econoimics to society (ie the benifits to society that recs do vs the benifts to society that commericals do...as well as the relative harm each does to the fishery....they will pull the commerical interests altogether. There will be simply no way to justify commerical sb fishing...not a .25/lb for 2 or 3 weeks a year for the relative damage. In the worst case, it would shine a bright spot light on this scam and perhaps a political type would take this on. Lets put some pressure on the heart of the matter ....the $. here is a link to get your SB commerical license: in MA http://www.state.ma.us/dfwele/dmf/Co...tm#application in RI http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/...ild/mffees.htm with regard to SB being a fish or mammal... its a COMMERICAL FISH! make it a game fish and the fishery problem goes away. I am on YOUR SIDE my friend. Like I said I would be happy taking NOTHING...if the commercials take NOTHING. This way the fish wins (big time), the recs still fish and tackle industry related to sb stays alive. Remember this...they are going to take the quota (tonnage) if you fish or not, the fish will be taken. The season will simply remain open until they are gone. SO...end the seaosn in a shorten period...this will upset them. big time. /end of rant/ HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND! Last edited by Mr. Sandman; 01-31-2003 at 09:09 PM..