benXJ
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- Dec 5, 2005
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- Raleigh NC
It's the sport fishermen who are whining so much about it. There are obviously more sport fishermen spread across the state than there are commercial guys, they tend to be oddly concentrated at the coast.
Amid large protests, NC House members vow to kill shrimp trawl ban
Hundreds of protesters showed up at the legislature Tuesday, demanding that lawmakers stop a proposed shrimp trawling ban in North Carolina’s inland waters.www.wral.com
This quote states the real issues and it came from a Dem!. Don't get hungup on the last statement about climate crisis. Regardless of what you believe is causing it, our waters are warmer than they historically have been. Flounder don't like warm water, it's a known fact.
"Flanked by those against the ban and other lawmakers, several representatives argued against the science and the process used by those in favor of the ban. Rep. Pricey Harrison, D-Guilford, argued that the ban is not an environmental policy.
“This is an allocation issue,” said Harrison, who has extensive experience with coastal resources issues having served on various boards and commissions. “And, in fact, if we were focused on the environment and its impacts on the sustainability of fish, we’d be talking about water quality, we’d be talking about coastal development, we’d be talking about protecting our wetlands, restoring our buffers, instead of going in the opposite direction. And the big elephant in the room, the climate crisis, because it is raising the temperatures of the estuaries and the ocean, creating ocean acidification and that is actually what’s affecting the access to the fish the most.”
that WRAL article quoting someone saying
"We’re going to shut down the dry cleaners? We’re going to shut down the gas stations? Are we going to shut down the people who go to work every day making an honest living because some branch of the government finally decides in some slimy backroom deal that they don’t want to do this anymore. Well, by God, down east we didn’t ask them what they want to do.”
makes no sense
no, not shutting down the dry cleaners. what a doofus.
no doubt trawling indescrimently kills thousands/milions of other sea creatures. that cant be good for the overall health of the ecosystem. recreational fishing is a huge economic driver to the area as well.
and we can do multiple things at one time Harrison.....we can limit catches AND limit development and restore buffers (but can you imgaine the outcry if 'they' enacted a limit on buidling permits........gonna put thousands out of business!!!!!!!!!1111)
the dummy city councils, county commisionser, mayors, and/or the Gov. keep approving every new biz that wants to move to NC, approves every new 1000 house neighborhood, approves every new forest and field to be paved over as fast as they can......thats not sustainable and something will break.......and someone will eventually lose
for public wildlife activities.
