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8/20/23  7:40 pm
Commenter: Frederick Rogers III, Owner/Operator Reedville Bait Co.

I DO NOT support this ridiculous petition
 

It’s absolutely insane for someone to suggest to ban purse seine fishing in the bay because of concerns with net contact to the bottom. Why would we purposely drag our net across the bottom and destroy a very expensive net? The origins of this petition have obviously been created by someone who has zero knowledge of purse seine fishing. It’s just another baseless attempt to destroy a fishery that has been around for a hundred years.

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