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Along the same lines, it strikes me that NOAA or MA also now has the ability to survey recreational fishermen during the license renewal/license survey process. Rather then these inane theoretical questions on the current survey, why not ask things like,
What 3 species are your primary targets?
What do you estimate you spend on fishing each year?
Do you also hold any commercial permits?
Would you support a reduced limits if any quota reduction was conservation directed coast wide?
Seems to me this sort of information is crucial to making better management decisions.
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