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Originally Posted by numbskull
I agree that the attitude of recreational fishermen causes more harm to SB population than commercial (obviously).......but I think that the commercial take is a major factor in setting the mindset of most fishermen (both recreational and commercial) that SB are something to be exploited. Until the monetary value of dead striped bass becomes insignificant, attitudes are unlikely to change. Eliminating commercial take is a necessary, but not sufficient in itself, step to getting there. .
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Exactly! How do you get the recreational fisherman to except a reduction in limit when for a hundred dollars someone else can get 30.
The Mass commercial license is just a partial return to the old days where recreational fisherman can sell fish. Plus a little bit of a money grab for the state. It's a Mass quota, why would they sell non-resident licenses if they weren't looking for the bucks.