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Sweetwater · 02-20-2011, 06:56 PM

Those of us who cherish the striped bass fishery just need to attack this problem from every angle.

1) support the recovery of forage fish by limiting take on herring (both sea herring and alewife/blueback) and menhaden specifically
2) support catch and release (I take fewer fish now than I ever have)
3) support legislation that puts "reasonable" restrictions on commercial take
4) support clean-up of polluted spawning grounds and put penalties on those who pollute these areas
5) report poaching and other violations
6) support legislation that prevents (and penalizes) the mid-water trawler fleet and others that destroy bass as by-catch
7) encourage others to do #1 thru #6
8) encourage others to encourage others

02-20-2011, 06:56 PM	#2
Sweetwater Ruled only by the tide iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Truro Posts: 801	Those of us who cherish the striped bass fishery just need to attack this problem from every angle. 1) support the recovery of forage fish by limiting take on herring (both sea herring and alewife/blueback) and menhaden specifically 2) support catch and release (I take fewer fish now than I ever have) 3) support legislation that puts "reasonable" restrictions on commercial take 4) support clean-up of polluted spawning grounds and put penalties on those who pollute these areas 5) report poaching and other violations 6) support legislation that prevents (and penalizes) the mid-water trawler fleet and others that destroy bass as by-catch 7) encourage others to do #1 thru #6 8) encourage others to encourage others
	Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land. It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn.