Complaint thread

[Islander77]

OK guys and gals seeing as I myself the infamous Islander is the enemy a commercial guy I figured I'd start a thread for ya to complain about bycatch and waste and all that so maybe some nerd from NMFS or NOAA will read cause untill yall stand next to us " KILLERS " and wasters at meetings stand united and actually fight for whats right your wasting your breath.. YES I AM A COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN LIKE SO MANY OF MY RELATIVES AND ANCESTORS.. BACK TO 1661 BABY WHEN THE BLOCK WAS SETTLED.... But I am sick of people assuming its us WE DONT WANT TO CATCH everything the "green dorks" and government can program ya all to believe anything.. WE USED TO BE THE ENVIROMENTALISTS NOW WE ARE THE ENEMY??? HOW DID THAT HAPPEN??? Why on earth would we want to destroy our lively hood???? come on you all cant be this blind... Seriously see if you can find a copy of a video filmed mostly in POINT JUDITH called TRUTH: FISHING CRISI OR GOVERNMENT MISMANAGMENT and actually watch it you might learn and realize a few things or read Markham Starrs' book Endangered Species: The Commercial Fishermen of Point Judith ... I dont agree with the laws at all I BELIEVE IN REGULATIONS YES BUT LASW THAT SAY WASTE WASTE WASTE.. MAKES NONE OF US HAPPY.. Yet NMFS keeps pushing it so put the blame were it belongs... They have the best in the world hands down scientists YES THEY DO to bad their " Test Equipment is 45 years old and so counter productive that it defeats the test purpose evrytime.. The "yankee 26" research vessel and the " jason danielle" i beliee made side by side tows at one point the research vessel netted 300# OF FISH THE REAL BOAT BEING RUN BY REAL FISHERMAN WITH REAL EQUIPMENT BOATED 3000# SIDE BY SIDE TOWS SAME GROUNDS ...HOW DOES THAT WORK????? THEY DONT WORK WITH US THEY TRY TO DESTROY US PUT YOUR BLAME WERE IT BELONGS PLEASE...
Sorry to all to sound like I am on a soapbox but My family has been fishing proven since 1661 when my ancestor was paid 3.5 acres of land to stay on BI and teach them to fish... I am proud of my heritage and the dying breed we are we aork in some of the worst conditions with the most regulations and we get crapped on by everyone till ya want fish for dinner... then its oh wow that baked stuffed lobster/fluke/flounder/shrimp/ whatever was damn good tonight.. now lets beat on the guys who catch it..