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Originally Posted by MAKAI
I always figure this axiom eventually works it's way into common law.
" The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few "
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Makai,
You are right. There are many more people who eat rockfish in restaurants and from fish houses without ever fishing for them than there are recreational fishermen. Instead of fighting over whether they should be a gamefish or not (after which NMFS will merely use other laws to curtail the recreational fun as governments often do) time and effort is better spent influencing the allocations and methods used to catch the fish. But, this is just my opinion and we all know what opinions are like...
Bill
By the way, we are still in to them here in the Chesapeake and I'm headed out now to catch a few...and I'll even release some of them!