If there were 50 boats tonging, then there should only be 50 boats dredging.
It don't matter if you catch 15 sacks with tongs or dredge. The 15 sacks is 15 sacks.
The issue is when the money got easy, everyone wanted to jump in.
When the money is hard, only the ones who need money go tonging.
The lake can support 50 boats. It's been proved. But it can't support 150 boats.
If the lake closes, it is the new oyster fishermens fault. Not the ones who have
been tonging for all their lives.
The lake has been closed down before from dredging, if they don't do something
about it soon, it will be again.
I have friends who oyster fished all their lives and they are complaining about all
the new boats out there too.
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