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[fishweewee]

When you get right down to it, there just aren't enough permits.

CCNS should just go to an open permit system like the one administered at Nauset, and control total daily access.

1) This is a win-win for everyone. CCNS will get more permit revenue, and anyone who wants to get a permit will get one.

2) An unlimited permit system solves the problem of people stampeding to get their permits at any one time. If people weren't in a rush to get their stickers, CCNS wouldn't have to hire more people to process permits during peak demand.

3) Controlled daily access addresses the potential problem of overcrowding. You will note, that most of the flow control occurring at Nauset is during the day, when the day-trippers (and NOT sportfishermen) are out and about. How much will this cost? Hire a kid for what...$10/hour to man a booth. Say 8 hours a day times, 30 days a month, five months of the season (May through Sep) at $10/hour = $6,000 per access point. That could be covered by sixty extra stickers per access point (assuming $100/sticker). I don't think CCNS will have a problem selling that many stickers, and even if they did all they would have to do all else equal is raise the sticker prices accordingly.

4) Unlimited permits = potentially more revenue, which should help offset the cost of administering access control.

5) CCNS should adopt modern business practices and leverage current and cheap technology to make life easier for all. Permit applications should be streamlined and offered online via the internet. Even the freakin' instructional video can be streamed online. People who have gotten their stickers from prior years should be exempt from the stupid video which is just a waste of time. If a guy doesn't pay attention watching the video instructions to AIR DOWN he's not gonna air down and find out the hard way why airing down is a good thing.

Just my $0.02.

-WW