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Old 02-03-2010, 10:47 AM   #13
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Well said.

( From what I've seen...PCB's have been cleaned up for the most part, It is illegal to dump them anymore, it will take a little time for the residual to work its way out of the system)


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Originally Posted by JohnnyD View Post
Yes, why would we want to protect those "precious spawning females". You're projected mindset is what's wrong with commercial fisherman - all about the Benjamins. It's not about the fish. If you were a logger, you'd want to indiscriminately clear cut every forest; if you were a farmer, you'd use poisons and other toxins without regard for its effects.

In a well-managed system, I think commercial fishing *can* exist harmoniously with the rest of the system. However, we have a terribly managed fishery system and commercial fishermen that think any regulation is too much regulation. Guys like above make the respectable R&R guys who care about preserving the resource for everyone's benefit look bad.

The fishery has already crashed once. At this rate, it's only a matter of time before it can't recover.
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