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Fishermen’s fear: Public's 'right to fish' shifting under Obama? |
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The Obama administration has proposed using United Nations-guided
principles to expand a type of zoning to coastal and even some inland
waters. That’s raising concerns among fishermen that their favorite
fishing holes may soon be off-limits for bait-casting.
In the battle of incremental change that epitomizes the American
conservation movement, many weekend anglers fear that the Obama
administration’s promise to “fundamentally change” water management in
the US will erode what they call the public’s “right to fish,” in turn
creating economic losses for the $82 billion recreational fishing
industry and a further deterioration of the American outdoorsman’s
legacy. |
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33 Fishing Community Members Say Permit Bank, Giacalone are pluses for Gloucester
This permit bank is a true local treasure for our fishing community and related businesses. Its existence has been one of the only positive things to come to this fishing community in decades.
