I hear you, Really I do, But.....
I have no problems with the commercial fishing industry for the most part. But that operation that the guy has going on there I would believe has to be breaking commercial fishing laws. The biggest thing I see is this, and it dovetails on the subject on another post about Cool Ice's problem. And it is this; in that video, it does not appear that the "fisherman" is checking the sizes of his fish as they are dragged onto the sand. How often is this guy stopping to check the net and releasing the small ones or out of slot ones? It appears that he is pulling the net in continuously with no regard for the sizes of the fish that might still be alive but too big or small to keep. By the time he does check them, are they still able to be released? I would think this part of the operation on a boat would be dealt with as the haul is brought aboard, and the illegal ones would be put back in before they croak. And , as recreational fisherman, those are the some of the fish that will help us be able to have a recreational event in the years to come. I am going to Nags Head in June for a week, and I see this event as a "buzz kill" to my fishing buzz before I even get it started!
Alright I am done. Peace out and Happy Fishing to everyone!
Grossy
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