It is now illegal to fish around whales and porpoise

[scattered_grass]

Give me a break! What´s next? Why not just stop us from going outside at all because we might just harm some inocent creature that belongs there, unlike us evil humans. These eco freaks have no lives and want the rest of us to have no lives as well. They spend their miserable lives thinking that whales, sea turtles, piping plovers, spotted owls, sharks, and some stupid little fish are all getting along happily ever after in a disney like world where humans don´t belong. Pathetic freaks. When are we going to wake up?

Amen to that!

[offshore]

Give me a break! What´s next? Why not just stop us from going outside at all because we might just harm some inocent creature that belongs there, unlike us evil humans. These eco freaks have no lives and want the rest of us to have no lives as well. They spend their miserable lives thinking that whales, sea turtles, piping plovers, spotted owls, sharks, and some stupid little fish are all getting along happily ever after in a disney like world where humans don´t belong. Pathetic freaks. When are we going to wake up?

You left out RedCockated woodpeckers!!

Hell I have had hooks in my sorry butt before and no one said anything about saving me!!!

[Bodie]

nay,,

thats just a whale trying to be and ANGLER FISH.

[Banshee]

I do not know what the fuss is about I have a whale permit I have to file if I kill one, accidentally of course. The guvment makes me carry it on my boat , just in case.
Plus it seems that we could just put Research on the side of our rigs to skirt the law , the down side is the sea sheppards will harrass you.
JW

[WAHOONBOX]

ARE THERE ANY ORAGANIZATIONS OUT THERE "TO SAVE THE MOSQUITO"...OR THE LOVELY "NO-SEE 'UMS"?

I DEMAND THAT WASHINGTON PROTECT THE FRIGGIN NO-SE-UM"!!!!!!

[getreel]

BFT fishing off Stellwagen Bank last November we were done and heading for the barn when we saw a buddy who was tight to a nice fish. Called him on the radio and came up along side for photo ops of the end game for him. At the same time, the NOAA boat "Auk" was steaming out and pulls up right next to him and deploys a sonar head off of the A-frame. The NOAA boat would not respond to radio calls requesting he give room. They ended up pulling the hook on the fish and once NOAA was satisfied it was over, they hauled in their sonar head and took off. Did they think he had a whale on the line and they were monitoring cries for help! There was no whale activity in our general vicinity to give them pause for concern.

This is the same boat that on a previous occasion, ran over a right whale (most endangered) after monitoring them feeding in the area. These are the people that we have protecting the whales and making rules.

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