Like I said, if the commercial fishermen paid their own way AND this was a sustainable fishery, I wouldn't be so concerned.
But right now, this will be a HUGE drain on TWRA's limited resources, both to evaluate the new fisheries and then provide enforcement if those fisheries are opened. And right now, the studies indicate that the current fisheries are overfished and abused. Why do these operations deserve access to new waters if they're not being good stewards of the fisheries they're allowed to work in now?
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