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Originally Posted by Nebe
So you guys would rather see the striped bass stocks continue to go down? look at how the system saved the striped bass last time there was a problem. It took people like bob pond and senator Chaffee to do it.
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And perhaps instead of fighting through the legislature on an individual state maybe we should be pushing for a reduction with ASMFC to put a reduction on the total catch.
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Originally Posted by DZ
Didn't the legislatures of some southern states (maybe Texas/Florida?) pass laws to protect redfish/snook because they couldn't get it done via management? Precedent may have already been set - just not in Mass. The northeast has always been a bit behind the times and very protectionist of tradition. I don't think this has as much negative impact on the recreational community as it is made out to have. I personally would welcome a smaller size limit with a protection of the larger fish.
DZ
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I'm all for a reduction Dennis, I also feel that while down south they may work to protect a stock, up here they will work to exclude fishermen at every point.