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Originally Posted by JFigliuolo
Really? How sad is it that commercial interests have decimated near shore species? How sad is it that I can only IMAGINE what fishing was like 40-50 years ago? How sad is it my IT job went over to India? Still crying there not making fabrics on your local river?
economies change. It's life. no one is guaranteed a job just because their heritage was in the trade.
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First of all these guys weren't fishing anywhere "near Shore." they were fishing in federal waters and most the time faaaar out in federal waters.
Secondly, near shore species decimated? I know what it was like 40 years ago, and for almost all "inshore species" fishing has
NEVER been better. Tautog is one exception, but that fishery is 90%
RECREATIONAL Same goes for stripers, better now than 40 years ago and even if you disagree the fishery is 80%
RECREATIONAL If you want to blame someone for poor fishing on "inshore species" you had better take a look in the mirror.
If we were talking 20 years ago I might have agreed you, at least with respect to some species, but today, with the rebuilt populations of almost every "inshore species" no way.