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Originally Posted by BasicPatrick
Interesting topic for sure...
Without taking a side...I found it very interesting this week that some were concerned with the NJ reports of lots of big fish harvested when at the same time a simiar situation (just not as big fish) was being celebrated at the canal.
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Yeh, noted.
I think if WE, the recreational public, that does all of this to "protect" more fish, than we also need to do more to protect the fish from the recreational public and commercial entities.
Unlike the SF people that want to cut off the commercial fishing, I think we need to have all groups take a third left. Few (no?) commercials make their living on Striped Bass, and few (no?) recreationals feed their family solely in striped bass.
But thats me...
As for the internet helping or hurting? I know lots of people have learned or increased their conservation mindset due to various internet sites and new information/media outlets. I think it has
mostly been for the good, however, there certainly is a bad element to it as well.
And few people, internet or no internet, go to make their voice heard at a meeting in public. I know as I don't see many people. I know I don't go to these anywhere near as frequently as a Basic Patrick or Mike Bucko.
I do think that Internet sites get more people to call, write, or email their representatives to get voices heard but it still a pitifully small amount of the people we
HOPE to get involved. One significant advantage to the tightly integrated groups that are fighting against us to close our beaches, or stop our fishing, or misinform kids in schools -
they are organized and make a concerted effort against us.