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We all kill some fish, its part of it. The % is debatable, but there is a cost to what we do, and we just have to accept it. I think its countered in large part by the efforts of sport fisherman to protect the resources from over fishing by commercial interests. If it wasn't for sport fisherman, stripers would likely be extinct and this argument would not be happening.
Personally, I have no issue with spearfishing. However, I really only fish from shore at night, so I do not think it will effect me. I can see how others may have a differing view on that.
As far as impact on the fishery, however, I think it will be negligable at most. There will be such a small number of participants compared to R&R. And if they are allowed to fish commercially, it will have no impact because they'll be included in the quota, so the total impact will be the same.
I think this is just a case of people thinking that what they do is the noble and correct method, and that others are wrong because they are different.
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