Gotta give the fish trap guy credit for having the balls to say his piece in the face of practically unanimous opposition. There were a few guys I had pegged for commercial fishermen before the meeting started who spoke out against the increase.
"For our discussion of surfcasting is no trifling matter, but is the way to conduct our lives….nobody untrained in fishing may enter my house." - Plato (c.428-c.348 BCE)