Fish trap debate resurrected

Florida Keys News

Monday, November 2, 2009

Fish trap debate resurrected

By TIMOTHY O'HARA Citizen Staff

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fish traps

Submitted on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 7:29am

first they stole our fish quota by by creating shares for sale, now they want the very tools that created the problem of overfishing and kill off the grouper while they spawn. keys fishermen are being ripped off by the longliners from Maderia beach

Hire the Keys Fishermen

Submitted on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 1:30pm

to tear down the Hickory House....Two problems solved...Ship them around from one county screw up to another. They'll be empoyed for decades.

Fish Traps

Submitted on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 7:16am

NO to fish traps. Period! They have proven to be extremely destructive and detrimental to fish populations wherever they have been used in a commercial fishery. And "ghost traps' just go on catching for years with no benefit to fish or fishermen. NO to traps.