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Why be concerned about over-regulation ?

Let me quote:Captain Dale Perkins, an expert on the American red snapper in Florida , who has recently resigned his position to the advisory panel to the NOAA Gulf Council .

Per Captain Perkins, “The whole process is a charade as evidenced by the fact that they schedule meetings to take out input and then go ahead and make decisions without even holding the meeting.
I am not going to lend false legitimacy to this charade by allowing my name to be used on a so called committee that has no input.

No matter what the data shows, it is always interpreted as a need to reduce Total Allowable catch (TAC).
If we are catching to few fish, they say reduce the quota. If we catch too many fish, reduce the quota.
The fish are too big, reduce the quota.
The fish are too small, reduce the quota.”

There , enough said !!
For centuries past ,wars have been fought over fishery as a protein source.

Sure don’t do anything , or say anything until it hits your pocketbook ~ .. and then it will be too late !!

“They (Governor of maine , both Senators) say between 2009 and 2010, there was a 33 percent decline in the number of Maine-based boats that made money from fishing for haddock, cod, flounder and other so-called groundfish.” This year it will be even more severe as few remaining boats can operate at a loss.

If you don’t think this will affect your pocketbook , wait until next year when the price of meat ( cow /lamb/ pork/ sheep / erc ) goes sky-high . Most farmers have sold off most of their breeding stock due to floods , drought, then more floods and huricane winds .
With no feed crops , and rising corn prices due to ethanol , they couldn’t afford to keep their stock . You will find out financially next year ; then fishery will be at a premium price.
They will be American fish , caught by foreign company that bought up “catch shares” from bankrupt boats , processed offshore in foreign ships , and then imported into the US , and sold and distributed by foreign nationals who have already bought up American companies.
And then we wonder why the National Debt keeps rising ?
And then we wonder why food is so expensive ?

(P.S.) For those of you who like Snow Crab from Alaska , be advised that over 71 % of the Snow Crab “catch shares” controlled by NOAA , are already foreign owned )