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Originally Posted by Mr. Sandman
You don't really believe that do you? You can't be that naive that there is no comm influence behind the scenes. The final regulations that do get made prove that there is influence.
Maybe they don't have an influence to determine what the definition of "overfishing" is or isn't but they have influence when it comes to the regs.
With regard to numbers of fish accuracy... If they are so good counting, why do we need a sw lic to help them determine the number the sb?
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Never said they were good at fish counting, in fact I think I implied just the opposite.
I wasn't referring to all regs, just the definition of "overfishing." Have you ever met any members of the SSC? If they worked in computer land they would be called nerds, but since they don't I'll just call them real world challenged. And they are the ones that set the ABC and therefore the definition of overfishing. The council has no choice but to accept their ABC numbers, its the law.My advisory panel meeting are often scheduled right after the SSC meeting so if they run late or I get there early I get to listen to their witty comments on the agenda items. Believe me these people couldn't care less what their decisions do the lives of anyone involved in either the recreational or commercial fishing business.
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