rockfisherman
04-10-2003, 10:30 AM
Someone (flatts1, I believe) asked what Stripers Forever was really for. The following was posted on the Stripers Forever email list. Author: Dean Clark. I think it spells out what they are for pretty clearly, so I am re-posting it here for those that don't have access to the mailing list. Let me reiterate I am not involved with Stripers Forever except for being on their mailing list, and I do not speak for or represent their organization.
The term "User Group" is a mis-nomer in that it a) falsely divides fishermen into two pre-determined "groups" which, in reality don't exist...commercial and recreational and b) it wrongly assumes that the entire tax paying general fishing population is a "group", like the commercial sector. This is incorrect. The commercial "User Group" actually does exclude others and wants something (more) for its own selfish purposes at the expense of EVERYONE ELSE.....Everyone else is NOT a "User Group".
The ONLY selfish interest "User Group" is the commercial sector.
The commercial fishermen make up a special interest group that is granted UNIQUE privileges (the right to "sell" and economically exploit the striped bass) by the regulating Agencies. This segregates and unfairly gives them
advantages denied to EVERYONE ELSE.....and "everyone else" is NOT a "User Group".
SF wants the same rules and regulations to apply to EVERYONE on an EQUAL BASIS. SF is NOT advocating for special priviledges or an increased advantage for any "User Group". SF is not, nor does it represent, a "User Group". It is advocating that EVERYONE be treated EQUALLY! SF wants the striped bass to be managed and regulated the same way for EVERYONE, not for a small, special interest "user group" like the commercial fishermen do.
SF wants the striped bass to be equally available to everyone on the exact same, legal regulatory terms. SF believes that no one special interest"User Group" should be singled out and granted special rights for regulatory exploitation at the expense of not just EVERYONE ELSE but also to the detriment of the striped bass themselves.
The stripers should/can belong to everyone on an equal basis. Only when they are declared a legal game fish will the special interest "User Groups" be taken out of the regulatory equation.
The term "User Group" is a mis-nomer in that it a) falsely divides fishermen into two pre-determined "groups" which, in reality don't exist...commercial and recreational and b) it wrongly assumes that the entire tax paying general fishing population is a "group", like the commercial sector. This is incorrect. The commercial "User Group" actually does exclude others and wants something (more) for its own selfish purposes at the expense of EVERYONE ELSE.....Everyone else is NOT a "User Group".
The ONLY selfish interest "User Group" is the commercial sector.
The commercial fishermen make up a special interest group that is granted UNIQUE privileges (the right to "sell" and economically exploit the striped bass) by the regulating Agencies. This segregates and unfairly gives them
advantages denied to EVERYONE ELSE.....and "everyone else" is NOT a "User Group".
SF wants the same rules and regulations to apply to EVERYONE on an EQUAL BASIS. SF is NOT advocating for special priviledges or an increased advantage for any "User Group". SF is not, nor does it represent, a "User Group". It is advocating that EVERYONE be treated EQUALLY! SF wants the striped bass to be managed and regulated the same way for EVERYONE, not for a small, special interest "user group" like the commercial fishermen do.
SF wants the striped bass to be equally available to everyone on the exact same, legal regulatory terms. SF believes that no one special interest"User Group" should be singled out and granted special rights for regulatory exploitation at the expense of not just EVERYONE ELSE but also to the detriment of the striped bass themselves.
The stripers should/can belong to everyone on an equal basis. Only when they are declared a legal game fish will the special interest "User Groups" be taken out of the regulatory equation.