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Well done Scott.
I'm in the same boat as you, frustrated with being grouped together with the commercial fishermen and labeled 'consumer.'
From a Kayak our yearly take, nay...lifetime take, is likely less than the daily bycatch of one commercial boat.
It's wrong to group the two together. But it's convienant for people who don't really care about fairness, just preach it.
Yesterday I caught my personal best calico, a monster, snapped a few photos and released it. Felt good, and ate chicken for dinner.
You're right, it's up to the individual to police themselves, and pass that on to their kids. We wouldn't need the MLPA, MPA, or Federal government if we were all responsible fishermen and consumers.
One fish per day per fisherman regulation and tons of aqua culture wouldn't be a bad compromise, but the DFG would need some serious funding to enforce that kind of limitation. Say oh, 35 million...oops that's for wasting on the MLPA.
Willy
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