09-23-2010, 04:51 PM
You need to go to this website:
[url "http://www.charlestonfishing.com"]www.charlestonfishing.com[/url]
Go to the georgetown/ murrells inlet forum and inquire about the SAFMC and how the regs are voted in, and how the data is gathered. I think you'll be very, very surprised what you here. Many of the inhabitants of that site, to include myself, are active in conservation, as well as protecting angler's rights. A large portion of the posters on that particular board are charter captains. I myself had my 6 pack license for a spell years ago. Many attend the public hearings and such, and one that I know of is on the board.
The commercial boat reports make up a large portion of how things are interpreted, as I mentioned previously, I think you'll be very surprised. There's a lot of fudging going on, and because of that, the anglers are partly at fault. However, federal and state agencies should relying on confirmed data, not freelance reports or contract scientist assumptions.
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[url "http://www.charlestonfishing.com"]www.charlestonfishing.com[/url]
Go to the georgetown/ murrells inlet forum and inquire about the SAFMC and how the regs are voted in, and how the data is gathered. I think you'll be very, very surprised what you here. Many of the inhabitants of that site, to include myself, are active in conservation, as well as protecting angler's rights. A large portion of the posters on that particular board are charter captains. I myself had my 6 pack license for a spell years ago. Many attend the public hearings and such, and one that I know of is on the board.
The commercial boat reports make up a large portion of how things are interpreted, as I mentioned previously, I think you'll be very surprised. There's a lot of fudging going on, and because of that, the anglers are partly at fault. However, federal and state agencies should relying on confirmed data, not freelance reports or contract scientist assumptions.
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