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There are recreational anglers who have taken a long look at the Fishery Science Improvement Act and believe there is nothing in it that will improve fishing.
Some say tackle and boating industry professionals around the country are being led to believe the new bill in the House and Senate (HR2309/S1916) would actually improve science and help keep anglers on the water in 2012.
However, Atlantic coastal fishermen who HAve read the legislation agree the bills promoted by the national sporting media and their industry lobbyists do nothing to actually fix the science, nor will they truly keep important recreational fisheries open to coastal anglers. Read the complete story in The New York Post
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MELISSA WOOD, NATIONAL FISHERMEN: Meting out the meager
May 22, 2012 - Listening to the New England Council's Groundfish Advisory Panel talk about how that industry is going to pay for monitoring costs is kind of like trying to figure out how to pay your bills when you've just lost your job. Though monitoring is important keeping costs down is critical. As Panel Member Gary Libby pointed out, "If we had 100 percent monitoring we probably wouldn't have an industry."
