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Dear Mr. Morris,
In as much as the TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division may be considering the implementation of LIFA within certain portions of the RedfishBay State Scientific Area (or any other coastal region) - I would like to take this opportunity to state that I do not believe LIFA is necessary or useful as a resource management tool.
LIFA is a means through which a certain tiny yet vocal minority within the Texas saltwater angling community are seeking to restrict the activity and access of the greater majority of Texas anglers to secure a shallow water playground of their own. In short - the group known as Wade-Paddle-Pole are prostituting the true mission of coastal resource conservation and stewardship to advance their own selfish agenda.
Until it can be proven that LIFA yields measurable improvement to relative abundance of recreationally and commercially important species, the ecosystem in general, or any portion thereof (apart from seagrass), I believe it is a weak attempt at social engineering within the framework of resource management and therefore has no place on our coast.
Your truly
Jeremy.Leitz@tpwd.state.tx.us Robin.riechers@tpwd.state.tx.us art.morris@tpwd.state.tx.us
Dear Mr. Morris,
In as much as the TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division may be considering the implementation of LIFA within certain portions of the RedfishBay State Scientific Area (or any other coastal region) - I would like to take this opportunity to state that I do not believe LIFA is necessary or useful as a resource management tool.
LIFA is a means through which a certain tiny yet vocal minority within the Texas saltwater angling community are seeking to restrict the activity and access of the greater majority of Texas anglers to secure a shallow water playground of their own. In short - the group known as Wade-Paddle-Pole are prostituting the true mission of coastal resource conservation and stewardship to advance their own selfish agenda.
Until it can be proven that LIFA yields measurable improvement to relative abundance of recreationally and commercially important species, the ecosystem in general, or any portion thereof (apart from seagrass), I believe it is a weak attempt at social engineering within the framework of resource management and therefore has no place on our coast.
Your truly
Jeremy.Leitz@tpwd.state.tx.us Robin.riechers@tpwd.state.tx.us art.morris@tpwd.state.tx.us
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