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Originally Posted by stripermaineiac
Well Spence ask anyone who has a plover problem to deal with. They went so far as to try to make it so that people living close to nest were gonna be kept out of their front yards an had to keep their windows closed. I beleive it was the Audobon Association that suggested that. This stuff sounds stupid but it is real and if we don't take it seious well ask how the people feel that can't access all those closed beaches anymore due to a bird nest.Then watch all the do gooders driving by to watch over the birds because they are better than the fishermen and beach walkers that used to be able to use these beaches. Ron
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Different issues at play here...
While I think the Plover thing has gotten a bit silly, the issue there is about protecting a bird from collateral human interference rather than a fish species from capture and consumption.
This issue about the Feds trying to restrict recreational fisherman doesn't seem to have any real basis, it's tin foil hat stuff at this point.
Yes, there are marine protected areas, but I don't think anybody (of real influence) is going to argue that fishing should be banned because a fish like the striped bass is threatened. The point of the Administration's effort is to look at the issue of natural resource management from a systemic perspective, taking into account positive factors like economic impact along with the health of the species.
Until I see something of substance, this is all fear mongering based on a blog post on ESPN. Perhaps we should blame Druge.
-spence
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