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numbskull · 10-16-2009, 12:07 PM

[QUOTE=Mr. Sandman;717861]...besides what is the fishery guys doing to get a better sample?...Oh yeah, I forgot, they are being forced by the feds to create a saltwater fishing lic...this will fix everything

50 years from now, IF they use the money correctly and require all fishermen to report their catch.

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Actually, the more likely outcome is that the data obtained after the registry begins will establish a new "baseline" which they then will consider the norm for the population....even though it is only a shadow of what we once had.

10-16-2009, 12:07 PM	#14
numbskull Oblivious // Grunt, Grunt Master iTrader: (0) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: over the hill Posts: 6,682	[QUOTE=Mr. Sandman;717861]...besides what is the fishery guys doing to get a better sample?...Oh yeah, I forgot, they are being forced by the feds to create a saltwater fishing lic...this will fix everything 50 years from now, IF they use the money correctly and require all fishermen to report their catch. [QUOTE] Actually, the more likely outcome is that the data obtained after the registry begins will establish a new "baseline" which they then will consider the norm for the population....even though it is only a shadow of what we once had.