Posted by Sonke on February 21, 2004 at 10:10:00:
In Reply to: "most fishermen are conservationists" posted by Brad on February 21, 2004 at 08:52:22:
I did not say fishermen were altruists. Of course they go out there for some personal gain, whether it be a nice fish dinner, quality time with the kids, or just a day away from the grind of life (I speak of recreational anglers here). By conservationists I mean that they do care about the resource because they benefit from its sustainability and because they put their money were their mouths are. How much money are you as a non-anlger putting toward marine resource conservation?