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Originally Posted by T-TOP
This is correct. I contacted Will this morning. The LAS article is not accurate. He has no agenda to lower trout limits, he never said that. He is just trying to get the data that has been kept from us(that we need). The other things mentioned about fishing pressure and influx in guides from other areas are issues that have been voiced to him by the public. I think there is an thread on this forum talking about over fishing BL.
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Yep
People can spin a story so quick. He is even quoted in there saying why:
Interpreted biological data has barely trickled from the department since 2010 because of the state's ongoing litigation with BP after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. State lawyers have clamped down on the flow of information for fear of weakening the state's case.
But Drost said he wants to know, among other things, where SPR stands today.
"I know that they'll give me the picture that I ask for as a commissioner," he said. "I want to know everything there is to know.
"I feel like it's our responsibility to properly manage the most important species in our state. I think we're currently managing it properly, but it's an ongoing job. It never ends."
I feel like this is a good thing. He wants to know, we want to know, lets see some data.