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Originally Posted by keakar
now they want to start making state wildlife agents specifically target and go after shrimpers for teds, I wonder if they just viewed it as an untapped revenue source?
http://www.tlgnewspaper.com/louisian...ea-turtle-laws
I want to know why I haven't seen any stories of mass overpopulations of sea turtles because of these teds that they claim are needed? it was never shrimpers hurting turtle populations but the wholesale slaughter of them on Mexican beaches as a food source and that has never stopped AFAIK.
just another example of liberal feel good regulations that hurt fishermen |
In addition to the basic case that the TEDs are wasteful and unnecessary, there is a more important issue here concerning separation of powers between the federal and state governments.
The feds may well have the power to make stupid laws, and they've givem ample proof of that in foolish laws like the unreasonable and unscientific snapper regulations. But the state of Louisiana would do well to maintain its refusal to become an enforcement authority of stupid federal laws in all areas.