tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554981.post7046640956035375035..comments2023-11-03T09:08:33.018-04:00Comments on John's Marine and Environmental Blog: Alaska fights for their right to fish for halibutJohn Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10577419994929766932noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20554981.post-77502542173955635162007-10-06T02:28:00.000-04:002007-10-06T02:28:00.000-04:00John, You are right, you don't understand this iss...John, You are right, you don't understand this issue. Halibut are one of the best managed stocks in the world, in large part because the directed commercial fishery has embraced conservation-based management and has been fishing for 100 years - the fishery has won numerous awards for the right way to manage a fishery- the charter fishery was allowed to develop virtually unregulated and the mentality is "we can't hurt a stock, we 'recreational'" - they are not they are commercial and they need to live within their allocation - they have exceeded the allocation by more than 40% and have hurt local subsistence areas. Some charter operators understand that unbridled growth is bad for the resource and bad for their business - the rest are into boom and bust then move to the next area to set up their business. Shame on you for not doing your homework and assuming you understand the issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com