wildlife commission/CCA responses

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by T-TOP

- license fee increase. Will be used for dock studies etc. This will enable Big Lake to have its own data and be managed as a single estuary. Instead of being lumped in with the state trout and redfish data as in the past. Big lake is unique compared to the rest of the state and it would be good for it to be mangaed that way.

Reading between the lines, can we expect CCA to use this "data" to push for more restrictive regulations on other species in addition to specks?

Will they push for lower limits on redfish and a narrower slot (21"-24") like they pushed for in Florida?

I contacted Read Hendon, the MS biologist whose data CCA referred to when pushing for the restrictive tripletail limits in the July LWF Commission meeting. The data has not been subject to peer review nor published and yet CCA referred to it when pushing for more restrictive limits. Do we expect them to be more honest if they can claim the data they are twisting originated in Big Lake?

[T-TOP]

Originally Posted by MathGeek

Reading between the lines, can we expect CCA to use this "data" to push for more restrictive regulations on other species in addition to specks?

Will they push for lower limits on redfish and a narrower slot (21"-24") like they pushed for in Florida?

I contacted Read Hendon, the MS biologist whose data CCA referred to when pushing for the restrictive tripletail limits in the July LWF Commission meeting. The data has not been subject to peer review nor published and yet CCA referred to it when pushing for more restrictive limits. Do we expect them to be more honest if they can claim the data they are twisting originated in Big Lake?

What did Hendon say? CCA was lying?

[MathGeek]

Originally Posted by T-TOP

What did Hendon say? CCA was lying?

Hendon said the data was not available and had not been published yet.

CCA was not reporting on actual published data or findings, but only hearsay.

So Louisiana is managing our fish stocks based on hearsay regarding the stocks in Mississippi, and CCA is pushing it because it suits their agenda of more restrictive regulations.