They Gone Full Retarded

[Matt G]

"I don't have a problem with it. I wouldn't cry either way," he said. "I don't think it's going to make a big enough impact at all because out of all the guides who have licenses, there can't be but a hundred or so who actually fish full-time."

In 2013, the most recent year for which numbers are available, Louisiana had 721 licensed saltwater guides, but many of those are part-timers who will run trips for other guide services on the weekend. Others simply run a trip or two a year to be able to write off fishing expenses.

The guide industry simply isn't large and active enough to put a dent in saltwater fish stocks, Miller said.

"A busy guide is probably running 150 trips a year," he said, "so removing the amount of fish one guy catches isn't going to make that drastic of an impact."

This is basically the only thing in the article that makes sense. The rest is typical "feel good" babble.