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How about info on the new commercial rules i.e Sun-weds which has helped diminish and eliminate the recreational wekkender from illegally selling Bass at below market prices BEFORE the commercial fisherman appears with his catch.
We won't know until July 4th whether or not these implementations are working. I hope they are. I know a few commercial guys that are great, hardworking people who got screwed by the poachers in years past.
Both the recreational and commercial limits are up this year. How much impact will that have on the stocks. How do we count and keep up ?
What about bycatch from the offshore draggers ? These boats are not allowed to harvest the Bass by- catch because they don't hold the license. Thus it is dumped. And, of course this is just one example of many. The commercial fisherman isn't to blame. It is these ridiculously unflexible licenses.
Why can't bycatch go to the homeless ? Because they will end up eating better than us ?
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