Obama/Romney response to fishermen

[sammysamsam]

Might as well make a thread for this...Got this emailed to me today. It's a response from Obama and Romney on questions they were asked from keepamericafishing.org:

http://keepamericafishing.org/youdecide

[jorluivil]

I agree that it is important to prevent overfishing; however, I will only support these decisions when they are based on sound science and local input from stakeholders. This information should be up to date and accurately reflect the condition of the waters. Our fisheries are incredibly important to preserve and maintain, but we must make fully informed decisions when closing large areas of the

Who are the stakeholders?

[lowprofile]

I agree that it is important to prevent overfishing; however, I will only support these decisions when they are based on sound science and local input from stakeholders. This information should be up to date and accurately reflect the condition of the waters. Our fisheries are incredibly important to preserve and maintain, but we must make fully informed decisions when closing large areas of the

Who are the stakeholders?

Laguna residents... obviously.

[sammysamsam]

yea, probably the beach front owners. Dunno if they have any regular fishermen.