State DMF directors have a well documented history of ignoring input from many sources to advance their own (or worse) philosophy and agenda. I have a hard time recalling any occasion where Mr Diodati has been in the forefront favoring conservation over continued exploitation (consequences be damned) of striped bass. From what little I've read, the situation to the south is even worse.
I realize, Sashamy, that this setup works for you, but does it dawn on you that environmental organizations such as EDF and Pew find it is not working for them? And they, my tunnel visioned friend, are very well positioned to do something about it.
Both commercial and recreational groups
SHOULD have a common interest in restoring striped bass populations to real world prior abundance and age group balance (not paper numbers in lbs of fish all from two year classes supposedly suddenly abandoning their natural niche en masse). That we DON'T is probably going to hurt us all...and soon.
We'll see who is whining then.
