See story on The Advocate, here.Unless and until Congress changes the Magnuson-Stevens Fish Conservation and Management Act, the federal mandate with a long name, Gulf of Mexico recreational fishermen will continue to have their pockets picked.That’s because when it comes to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s management tactics and schemes, recreational fishermen have suffered far more than the commercial side.Ask any marina owner if their business has suffered with the restrictions on the recreational red snapper and amberjack catch. The answer first comes with a frown, then a wince.A second lesson learned is that the Gulf Council, and its federal administrator Roy Crabtree, have managed to massage Magnuson-Stevens regulations to fit its very obvious management intentions to benefit the commercial side, thereby reducing ...![Sport Fishing Mag]()
