09-21-2002, 01:25 AM
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You are correct about the average Joe not being the culprit in endangering fish species.
There has been no secret that the commercial fisheries have decimated the populations over a period of hundreds of years with out any regulatory seasons imposed on them
However if you are a sportsman then you are told what is in season and what limits and the sizes you may catch. Where if you are a commercial fisherman what ever is in your net what ever is the size is what is in season.
The world council last week has stated that commercial fisheries will have to limit their catches to allow fish to repopulate themselves because the oceans are endanger of being depleted of a much needed future food source.
These issues have been addressed for decades here in the USA but always the decree was we need more information before a decision can be decided on what to do. (In other words shuffled aside and strategically avoided) [/b][/size][size 1] [/size]
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You are correct about the average Joe not being the culprit in endangering fish species. There has been no secret that the commercial fisheries have decimated the populations over a period of hundreds of years with out any regulatory seasons imposed on them However if you are a sportsman then you are told what is in season and what limits and the sizes you may catch. Where if you are a commercial fisherman what ever is in your net what ever is the size is what is in season. The world council last week has stated that commercial fisheries will have to limit their catches to allow fish to repopulate themselves because the oceans are endanger of being depleted of a much needed future food source. These issues have been addressed for decades here in the USA but always the decree was we need more information before a decision can be decided on what to do. (In other words shuffled aside and strategically avoided) [/b][/size][size 1] [/size][signature]