NMFS proposes to reduce the hake possession limit

[newsman]

The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to reduce the possession limit for hake: http://www.examiner.com/article/prop...ke-of-the-hake

[JBird]

Aaaaaaaand here come the bag limits on Ling....

[Walleyed]

I think I'm safe....the most I've every caught was 1200lbs....so I'm still under the 1500lbs possession limit.

[tautog]

If this passes, within 2 years there will be a 25 fish rec limit, 5 years-20, 7 years-15 fish.

[dfish28]

How about all those hake discarded off boats for a couple hundred pounds of whiting...

[Gerry Zagorski]

I can't even begin to type all that I'm thinking now....

I guess I can sum up my frustrations and thoughts by this.

- Term limits for congress
- Vote out everyone incumbent
- Campaign reform
- Reduce the size of Govenment so there are less self serving knuckle heads
- Get lobbyisists out of Washington
- Take our country back... A government of the people, for the people and by the people.

I'm all for conservation but not based on flawed science and or who put a check into who's campaign coffers in return for Political favors.

Sorry for the rant but when are we going to learn and get away from the politics as usual mindset in this country? These guys have to be sitting back and laughing about how they are duping us all. They have all the money and we've given them all the power. Time to get off this tread mill

[fishguy]

"In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over Communism. In this country, Capitalism triumphed over Democracy." -Fran Lebowitz

[shrimpman steve]

So Gerry does not have to edit


**** them!!!

[reason162]

Originally Posted by fishguy

"In the Soviet Union, capitalism triumphed over Communism. In this country, Capitalism triumphed over Democracy." -Fran Lebowitz

Surely Fran would side with the regulatory/conservation bodies and NOT with the commercial fleet?

[fishguy]

Perhaps, but that wasn't my point.

I thought the quote really insightful and witty. I also believe it is absolutely true. I hate to get political but Gerry opened the door.

The Citizens United Supreme Court decision is probably the worst in the post-WWII era. The conservative justices decision that money is free speech means, legally, the wealthy have more free speech than you and I (unless you are a millionaire, of course)
Fran's quote perfectly illustrates this stake in the heart of American Democracy. You can literally buy more Constitutional Rights now thanks to that decision.