Thoughts on CCA meeting tonight on state of Calcasieu fishery

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by T-TOP

How many signatures on a petition to stop the dredging do you think it would take to get some attention? Along with the graph that we saw last night.... that clearly shows a decline.

I wish I could say. There are some aspects of the Louisiana policy making process that are a mystery to me. Another SC member posted the list of committee members along with the view that the normal political pressures are unlikely to change anything. I noticed that Randy Pausina is on that committee and he has made an impression on me as a man who is concerned with sound science and science based policy.

It might take some time to get change, but ongoing pressure and dialog are a good thing toward that end. Dredging on the E side has been closed for a few years now, it is West Cove that has been getting raped, and I am optimistic that the E side may be coming back. My hope is to get the policy changed before the E side is re-opened. In addition to the committee and the legislature having the authority to close the E side, DHH and the LDWF Secretary also have the authority.