NO MORE FISHING

[Canalman]

Originally Posted by trapperpierre

...the adgendas of AR groups, other trust sponsored groups, and greed of resource based corporations are real........to think otherwise is keeping one's head in the sand.........their "cause" is to reduce/eliminate the recreational/commercial utilization of our fishery resources...no doubt some of the targeted practices have merit--but don't be fooled....the trawler guy might be at the head of the list of some groups(trusts, eco's, AR) actions-yea might be good news for the R&R anglers(both comm & rec)for the short run..but/however, this is but one domino at the head of the list)....with the mega corporations targeting the removal of the day/short trip commercial fisherman-and taking over the total commercial landings.........we better pay attention to these real threats........part of the solution is/are :strong local rec & comm fishing clubs/org....full participation in local hearings/meetings of fishery management..local, state., and Federal.........all the above real threats to fishing have/are well organized and financed.........

My point was not to make light of the situation, I only injected some humor to try and stave off the flames that I usually ignite

I agree that there are some real things to worry about in all this, but I don;t like to let people read and then write between the lines for me. Too many people take something that has been published as gospel. (I know I'm treading on shaky ground here but it's true).

I was poking fun at all of us, on either side of the issue. I watched 24 last night and I can't believe that crazy chick with the white/blond hair (lilly I think?) got eliminated from American Idol! She was awesome!

The other thing to remember with things like this is that there is a whole system of checks and balances that this bill has to plinko it's way through. There must be dozens of congressmen and Senators that fish--I hope they can help.

-Dave

[BassDawg]

RIGHT AWWWN, Dave!!

America got it wrong when they kept Katie
and let Lilly go. also, Mike lynche is waaaay overrated!

for me, it is about following the money as many have said.
noone wants to follow the science, listen to good conscience,
or be proactive anymore. WHY? there's no money behind doing the
right thing, BEFORE it's too late.

do you honestly think that the Boston Harbor and Charles River had to detirorate to the levels that they were polluted to back in the 60's, before someone realized,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,hey these rivers are polluted???

i think that most of us are for 1 @ 36", FIXING THE FORAGE, and letting the science tell us what we should do next with regard to our estuaries and species. the problem is,,,,,,,,,,,,,,when are we gonna implement any of these measures. i am sure it will happen when it makes some interest group the most money. SUX, but it is where our Capitalistic Society and Corporate Greed has taken us to, imho.

[trapperpierre]

.....gonna go fishing soon..................enjoy what you have(did I see this somewhere on here??)........hope a football field size asteroid misses southern New England waters........."life begins when ya clear the breakwater".......