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02-18-2010, 09:08 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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I agree with Islander77
[QUOTE=Islander77;748417]
... I dont agree with the laws at all I BELIEVE IN REGULATIONS YES BUT LASW THAT SAY WASTE WASTE WASTE.. MAKES NONE OF US HAPPY.. Yet NMFS keeps pushing it so put the blame were it belongs... QUOTE]
You hit the nail on the head brother. I have many friends who commercial fish & I have nothing against commercial fishing/fisherman. I do have a problem with overcatch/bycatch and waste that is a direct result of stupid rules & laws that actually end up encouraging such practices. 
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02-18-2010, 09:21 AM
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Seldom Seen
Join Date: May 2001
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Yup, the system is broken... but I am a layman when it comes to understanding all the laws and regs, and who answers to what agency. If we as a group want to be effective, we need to be educated as to what is in place, and then how to lobby for change. I only know of one person who is involved enough to educate us as to what hurdles we would face, and that would be our own BasicPatrick. In his signature you will find the following url www.honestbycatch.comm.
If the videos of dumping piss you off, don't just rant on the interblab.... Get educated, get organized, and most importantly, get involved. |
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02-18-2010, 09:22 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Lakeville,Ma
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Well, that's certainly a 1-sided look at the problem. Reality is that if fishermen were not restricted in harvest (quotas, size limits, restricted areas, etc.), whether commercial species or recreational species, they would catch all that they could to maximize profits (commercial) or available food for themselves and their family and friends (recreational). It's called the Tragedy of the Commons, and it has happened in every exploitation of a natural resource, whether trees, fish, bison, turkey, etc.
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02-18-2010, 09:51 AM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
Posts: 9,511
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LT. DAN 2
Well, that's certainly a 1-sided look at the problem. Reality is that if fishermen were not restricted in harvest (quotas, size limits, restricted areas, etc.), whether commercial species or recreational species, they would catch all that they could to maximize profits (commercial) or available food for themselves and their family and friends (recreational). It's called the Tragedy of the Commons, and it has happened in every exploitation of a natural resource, whether trees, fish, bison, turkey, etc.
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Great retort. Truly. |
Swimmer a.k.a. YO YO MA
Serial Mailbox Killer/Seal Fisherman
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