MM:
You made a good point re: trip limits. I think it is the easiest way to manage but far from the best. I think changes need to be made to reduce this, but how remains the question. I do think they should have exceptions to let them land more and have it count against the quota, but that will upset a lot of people.
Other Maco:
IF the fisheries is being managed properly (and we can argue it isnt, but if it is) why do you have more right to fish inside of 3 miles than the comm's? I'm asking as rec. angler. If it is being properly, and legally, they have the right too. Thats not to say I get annoyed when I want to fish where someone is working, but the trick is to find fluke spots where they CANT drag
As far as the Nat'l Geo article. they have a reputation, but they are not a peer reviewed unreproachable (to use Joe's word) reference. Their job is to sell issues first, sell topics second. I think the article has a lot of merit of truth, in the way that Inconvenient truth does; it shed light but I think in a alarmist way.
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