Fishing Regulations

[Regor]

Originally Posted by Tman

Case in point, the somali pirates. Put 'em back on their boat and blow it to smithereens...

[FISHIONADO]

Blaming this on liberals is just ignorant. I'm a liberal and I fought the SoCal MLPA more than most people. Let's not divide on this issue, we should try to pull in as many people as we can.

I wanted to sign the petition but after reading it I don't have enough information. It mentions NOAA says too many halibut are being taken. I'll try to read more later and make an informed decision. I'd like to support this if it doesn't risk over-fishing.

[buddha]

This is about more than whether halibut are declining. In actuality, sport fishing accounts for less than 20% of the total catch of halibut.

This bill is about the rights to fish for the average person also.

With this new law if you own a boat and want to take some friends out and don't have the new license you will be fined.

http://www.sitnews.us/0211Viewpoints..._mcrobert.html

[FISHIONADO]

Hi Buddah, the link you provided basically says if you are registered guide then you are always considered a registered guide while fishing. I didn't see any impact to private fishermen. I'll read up more later and ask Howard McKim what he thinks.

[buddha]

Originally Posted by FISHIONADO

Hi Buddah, the link you provided basically says if you are registered guide then you are always considered a registered guide while fishing. I didn't see any impact to private fishermen. I'll read up more later and ask Howard McKim what he thinks.

This paragraph explains it.

"Not only is a guide always considered a guide, if you share the costs of a fishing trip with someone who is not a licensed guide, you are considered to be on a guided trip. This presents many problems. First, the expense held over one person for a fishing trip. If you fall under this rule fishing with friends, neighbors, or family, and split the cost of a trip, 1) you could be held responsible for guiding without a license, 2) over-limits of a federal fish, 3) failure to complete a saltwater logbook entry, 4) retaining halibut on a charter trip without a CHP. It could go even further with safety equipment violations, lack of appropriate insurance, etc. All just to go fishing with family or friends."

[buddha]

We need 27 more signatures to reach our goal of 1000 signatures.

Please look at this and sign it.

http://www.change.org/petitions/save...new=t&opt_fb=t

[WahooUSMA]

Originally Posted by buddha

We need 27 more signatures to reach our goal of 1000 signatures.

Please look at this and sign it.

http://www.change.org/petitions/save...new=t&opt_fb=t

Done