There are so many problems on big lake that need to be addressed or the estuary is going to continue to get worse. How come Sabine can get no oyster dredging at all but BL can't? How come we have weirs but they don't? It's the same song and dance every time we talk about this... And what it boils down to is MONEY. The oyster industry creates millions, and the duck blinds behind the weirs are owned by the people with the money.... Yet recreational fishing is also a billion dollar industry that puts a ton of money back into the economy. There needs to be a happy medium and it seems like our lake is going to progressively get worse until something is done... But let's not forget... In order for things to be done... It takes money.... Where will this money come from??? My outrageous tax rates I pay?? Probably not. The CCA?? Hell no... We need help from an organization or the state that can afford to spend millions... Very excited about the fish hatchery they are building... But we have a ton of other things that I feel like are higher priority like erosion prevention at the washout/ 9 mile area, and the oyster raping in WC.
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