Commercial fishermen concerned recreational fishing is leading to overfishing
“There are plenty of fish out here to be caught,” said Captain Matt Sexton for the Small Shellfishing vessel. “Everyone should have equal chance to catch fish out here, but there are a lot of rules and regulations that are going on that are not fair to the commercial fishermen.” Those same concerns were repeated by boat captains readying their boats for their next trip. Fishing captain Casey Streeter also owns Island Seafood Market in Matlacha. He says a big part of the problem isn’t coming from commercial or charter fishing, but rather recreational fishing; and a lack of knowledge about how much fish is actually being removed from the ecosystem. Video, >click to read< 08:42
I highly doubt that recreational fishing is hurting anything. The midwater trawler’s were the problem! When they stopped them the fish have been making a rebound. Now they want to let them back up inside! Stupid move if they do in my a pinion. I think it should be outlawed and have seining only.