Can recreational fishing be banned?

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http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/saltwater/news/story?id=4975762
Gary:confused:

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This has been brought up here before. The article is an opinion piece that many people find to be nothing more than political rhetoric. Others find it more credible. What is certain is that we have had no luck holding a civil discussion of the subject

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Well consider this argument. National parks are protected. You cannot pick flowers, you cannot hunt. But you can fish. WHY?

The logic would suggest that if you cannot hunt or take any other flora or fauna from a National Park, fishing should not be allowed either. Believe me, the PETA folks are well aware of the special priviledge that fishers have and they want to take that away.

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Well consider this argument. National parks are protected. You cannot pick flowers, you cannot hunt. But you can fish. WHY?

The logic would suggest that if you cannot hunt or take any other flora or fauna from a National Park, fishing should not be allowed either. Believe me, the PETA folks are well aware of the special priviledge that fishers have and they want to take that away.

What would be a persuasive logical argument that can defend fishing in National Parks. I have one, do you?

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Can we please get this closed and/or deleted? :roll:

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Backcastwards,

The simple answer to your question ā€œCan recreational fishing be banned?ā€ is:

Yes, it certainly can.

It has been banned in some places. Itā€™s always been regulated, with things like seasons, closed areas, special restrictions and bag limits, etcā€¦

Will the issue discussed in this article result in a recreational fishing bann? Too early to tell. Itā€™s pretty certain that it wonā€™t be an all encompassing bann for every area and for every species. Folks that fish coastal saltwater might want to pay some closer attention, and I see the great lakes areas mentioned in just about every article and OpEd piece Iā€™ve seen. Still no way to know. Nothing has been officially ā€˜decidedā€™ yet, and itā€™s pretty clear that there are numerous interpretations of what facts are available.

Either way, weā€™ll have to deal with it. Until we see what the implementaion of any policy really is, we canā€™t know how it will effect us. Iā€™m pretty sure that little can be done now, especially since the public comment portion of the process is supposedly ā€˜completeā€™.

I do believe that this, while certainly a political issue, is also a fishing issue and should be an allowable topic here. As long as we remain civil and discuss it, rather than resort to name calling and such, itā€™s something that could effect us all.

Buddy

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No more fishing, no more need for FAOL. Of course this topic is relevant and important for the board. No locking. please.

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Well consider this argument. National parks are protected. You cannot pick flowers, you cannot hunt. But you can fish. WHY?ā€“Silver Creek

well, if i pick a flower or uproot a bush, itā€™s gone. if i shoot an elk, itā€™s gone. if i catch a fish and do my level best, it goes back into the water for you to catch.

dare i suggest that fish are more like hiking trails than flowers? if i use the trail correctly, itā€™s there for you when you come. if i tear it up, perhaps by mis-using an ATV or short-cutting the switchbacks, it degrades, and hiking gets very difficult.

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And actually, you can pick flowers, or at least edible plants for personal use. Some of the parks in Alaska allow hunting.

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Iā€™m going to close this one before it gets out of hand. We have been here before, I am thinking we do not need it any more.

Time to go fishing I am thinking.

Denny