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To: Dave Reed who wrote (3424)	9/23/1999 9:00:00 AM
From: MeDroogies	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 13056

My POV on the fishing issue is this: Overfishing can and will occur, even in a highly regulated environment (adherence to guidelines on some of the charters I've taken are questionable, at best...can't imagine how well commercial fishermen adhere). As a result, the best solution is the corporate one. Fishing rights is a good solution, but I prefer the "niche market" approach. If the fish are truly desirable, hence leading to overfishing, then commercial cultivation will lead to advances in on/near shore breeding and farming of the fish. As the population offshore increases due to reduced fishing (a result of reduced catch size and price pressure from fish farmers), the commercial fisherman will return - but with a renewed outlook toward management of his resources. In all likelyhood, the fisherman will also have some kind of interest in the fish farms. I have been following local fish farm development here in NJ. It's a growing industry with great promise. I considered an investment several years ago, but held off since I think more development is needed. It's there...but not quite all the way.