Gill Net Fishing Ban

Alabama Jamie Ison The Alabama Legislature has given final passage to a bill that will eventually end all commercial gill net fishing off the Alabama coast.

by The Associated Press

Published: Thu, May 08, 2008 - 6:33 pm CST Last Updated: Sat, May 10, 2008 - 6:50 pm CST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Legislature has given final
passage to a bill that will eventually end all commercial gill net
fishing off the Alabama coast.

The bill by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) of Mobile and Sen. Pat Lindsey of
Butler raises the cost of a salt water fishing license by $8 to
finance buying out some of the 120 commercial gill net fishermen
remaining on the coast.

The bill passed the House Thursday, and the Senate then approved
House changes.

A gill net is a flat net suspended vertically in the water with meshes that allow the head of a fish to pass but entangle the gills upon withdrawal.

Dozens of gill net fishermen were in the House gallery when the
bill passed. The bill included a compromise that will allow current
gill net fishermen to continue for the rest of their lives.

Sue Anderson of Bon Secour said she has been gill net fishing
for 35 years and that the bill will mean the end of "the last
frontier" for the few remaining in the business. Commercial gill
net fishing is illegal in most coastal states.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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speckledtrout Says:

Fri, May 09, 2008 at 9:17 pm

Are you serious, Boondock? First of all, she gets to retain her license for life, so she doesn’t need to put together a resume. Second of all, like you stated, she probably does not have a resume. Why would she, as she is self-employed for life. Thirdly, I’m pretty sure this industry will in fact last forever, just not in America. (just like the auto industry)
Lastly, Spencer Collier is the man, and he cares about the wellbeing of others. Apparently to you, this is come sort of character flaw, as your comment reguarding him and this bill was nothing but negative. Come up with something better next time, and try to be positive, ok buckaroo?

Boondock Says:

Fri, May 09, 2008 at 7:43 am

Start putting that resume together, wait I bet you don’t have a resume. Times change, economy changes. You should have been prepared for this. I can’t believe you thought this industry would last forever. Spencer can’t help you now.