[Rainmaker]

As much as I hate when they add tax to my fun, I welcome this change. I have been complaining about the way the resources have been managed in the past. The closures, the slot limits, the closure of specific areas of the ocean. The data was not available to support all of this activity, and still is not. My complaint has been "find a better way to research".

I have seen folks at the boat ramp taking surveys and measuring peoples catch. (not to give out fines, although I see the too sometimes)

This looks like a chance for us to have some input into the data or for our data to be gathered.

I like the idea, I agree with the above comment. Anglers will tell fish stories. I hope they built in a fudge factor in the data processing. I also worry about what else they are doing with the data in the registry, but not so much.

Before we hang anyone, lets see what kind of results and what comes out of this change. I think we can all agree that some changes are needed. Maybe this will be a positive change and can be adjusted as needed to be something that helps manage the fish stocks. In nothing else it is something that will help the elected officials keep an accurate count on the fisherman and the votes thay may loose when they make a poor decision that affects us.