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That's to make up for the lack of accountability of the netters' bycatch/kill. They have to make up for those numbers somewhere.
If it wasn't this guy, they'd claim the storm killed a half million, and wouldn't have to prove a thing.
I agree, 2000 sounds more likely, and exactly WHEN did they discover this? Was it after one of our recent storms? Could the net malfunction be attributed to the "forces of nature"?
If this occurred months ago, it doesn't instill a sense of reliability if it takes 2-3 months to have this come to light. It instills a sense of neglegence or incompetence on the part of the authorities that are just now reporting the incident. Maybe they needed more time to find a way to trump up the charges?
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