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Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Snapper-Grouper Quota Lawsuit Gains Political Allies
 Last week we reported on the lawsuit to stop the new quotas for black sea bass, snowy grouper, and other offshore reef fish. This week State Senator Marc Basnight and US Representative Walter Jones voiced their support for the litigation filed by the commercial fishermen. Both have contacted Governor Easley and urged the state to join in on the lawsuit, filed October 20th by the North Carolina Fisheries Association, a New Bern-based commercial fishing trade group. The new snapper-grouper regulations place stricter limits on the harvest of black sea bass, vermilion snapper and snowy grouper that many commercial fishermen believe to be too strict and too favorable for recreational fishermen. More on the political backing for the lawsuit is available from the Jacksonville Daily News.
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