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Originally Posted by Raven
what are these birds doing for the US economy ?
Absolutely Nothing!
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They are actually hurting the economy. I'm sure Nelson's and other tackle shops on the Cape have been getting killed by these closures. Not to mention the breakfast shops, gas stations and liquor stores that have developed a business plan supported by smelly fishermen showing up at all hours to refill their stocks.
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Originally Posted by Plum Crazy
Raven they are hatching and raising them in Canada.
Canada has finally figured out that barrier beaches are not a good place to "HOPE" these birds recover.
They are using these birds to keep people off the beaches. Though I can't figure out WHY?
It is getting very close to costing the State more money than the stupid birds are worth.
Maybe when they start losing triple the money they will re-think the rediculous regulations.
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From what I heard, the number of nesting pairs went from 9 pairs 10 years ago, to 11 pairs this year. Considering the huge impact on everyone in the surrounding communities, that's hardly progress.
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