And to the small number here and elsewhere that said that nothing would change except that the lawyers would get rich.....Phaffffffff! LOL!!!
Agree this is a win for rec fishing!!
Agree thanks and appreciation for those involved in trying to affect change are in order,
and they all have mine for sure.
Not sure I would agree that anything has changed as a result of this decision.
YET
As I see it this decision has yet again shown us that we are
NOT WRONG and we can change some of the things that continue to erode at and threaten recreational fishing. Experimental license, ITQ, and allocation to name a few.
I also feel that unless all involved take this opportunity to exploit the ramifications of this decision in an aggressive and unified effort to affect that change, this ruling will do little more than guarantee status quo. In my opinion,now having something to work with, this also requires seeing the SFAB find ways of becoming more pro-active and less re-active in their tireless effort surrounding these issues.
An opportunity has been borne here. Here's hoping we use it. I don't claim to have all or even any of the answers, but I do know this. If we do not use this opportunity,
some other sector will.
Again My thanks to all involved go unmeasured and what little I can do to help I will.