Lawsuit Loss Could Effect Grouper Rules

Post by **Bottom Line** » February 23rd, 2002, 10:56 am

The Recreational Fishing Alliance lost its yellowfin tuna lawsuit and this decision could reverberate throughout the fisheries management system.

In a nutshell, the lawsuit contested the right of NMFS to enact conservation measures that impose limits on recreational fishing while doing nothing to the commercial sector, and to impose these regulations when there is no scientific evidence to support overfishing.

Ths sad thing is that the lawsuit cost RFA $ 103K and they only got $ 42K from outside organizations to try to fight the battle so they had no money to wage an appeal against the summary judgement.

Point to the story....we better all get off our wallets and start funding these groups that are legally able to lobby and fight for our rights as recreational fisherpeople.

Article in Saltwater Sportsman (March 2002).

Offshore7 · Post by **Offshore7** » April 2nd, 2002, 4:22 pm

Ah, who gives a flip? Afterall, we're all here to have fun. Taking stances and supporting interests like the one you mentioned is taking all the fun out of it, right? This entire thread should be deleted as it may cause another frenzy of bad mouthing and general negative bickering between members.

Post by **Tom Keels** » April 2nd, 2002, 5:29 pm

This post was well before the current situation and therefore is out of context for your sarcasm.

Let it go.