Federal angler registry to be in place by 2009

[tsubaki]

This sounds like more crap generated by the commercial fisherman.
“With commercial fishing we know exactly how many fish commercial *
fishermen are taking out of the sea, thanks to mandatory reporting. But *
not with recreationally caught fish,” NOAA spokeswoman Susan Buchanan *
said.
No meantion of the bycatch that is killed from commercial fishermen.
Moe money,moe money.
You wouldn't believe the lobbists involved on behalf of the commercial fisherman, at least in our state. Finally this year some restrictions on shrimping and fishing are being lifted from law because after 10 years they proved no use.