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Originally Posted by thefishingfreak
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Yeah for the commercial fisherman who, if there is a crisis, helped contribute to it.
With Kerry's proposal, they might make out either way. If the reassessment "shows" (I put that in quotes because the report will surely be influenced by those with gov't pull) that the stock has not been fully exploited, they get to hit the cod stocks more. If the reassessment reports a major issue with the cod stocks, Kerry wants to give them a bailout.
Sounds a lot like the banking sector - contribute to the development of a crisis, then profit from the government bailout.
"-urging NOAA to take action to maintain the sustainability of the fishery and the Gulf of Maine cod stocks while the new assessments are being done."
Basically, "don't take the conservative approach even though it make result in irreparable damage to the fishery"
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