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Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND
Does anyone really believe with the billions of dollars spent on this sport, including vacations, gear, charters etc... they would ban it in all federal state and coastal waters...
lay off the pipe. it's making everyone paranoid
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Agreed... The author even says that the "task force has been in lockstep with that position paper [Transition Green]", but that paper stresses the importance of recreational fishing. He then goes on to imply that because they don't mention the benefits of recreational angling in another paper, it's being ignored and "lumped together [with commercial fishing] as harmful to the resource".
Just because it's not mentioned doesn't mean it's going to be outlawed. No way it's going to be banned. This is from an ESPN column, anyway!
Do these groups want heavy limitations on commercial guys, though? Definitely. And that's why they need to be watched. They really have no clue what they're talking about, and if they really have that much influence on management then it's (imho) kinda ridiculous.