Re: This is cool. NOT!
Oh, you'd all be surprised if you saw what all is legal in terms of fishing in NC. I've seen them bring in the nets countless times and the species (now dead) of bycatch they toss back just baffles the mind. Large sea trout, red drum, etc, all so they can catch a few "spot".
The commercial fishing interests are so deeply in bed with the politicians (Marc Basnight seems to get a lot of credit in this dept.) that a number of people I know who are avid anglers have sold their coastal houses due to how severe an impact the inshore commercial netting has done.
If anyone wants to see how NOT to manage a fishery, cruise on over to North Carolina!
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