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Sea turtles vs. shrimpers?

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    Fisherman speaks out against new rules

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-- regulation proposed by the federal government to protect endangered sea turtles.

Is prompting a bitter battle the government wants every shrimp boat fishermen.

To have a device on their -- that'll last see turtles to escape if caught in May the -- so they know with a hole is but some fisherman said the cost.

Could -- could put them.

Out of business you are talking millions of dollars this next fish menu you'll eventually gonna meet.

Has said over the years he's only -- -- maybe two with three sea turtles caught his net.

And Peter Garcia is with us right now a fisherman -- proud to say he trolls for shrimp.

-- schemer draws and traps blue crabs.

Costco really Amin put up a file mailed -- call from I believe because.

You know would been exempt with a small rigs and you know rightfully so because we we shot -- down you know there's nothing that's gonna die and that's -- we got actively -- and that's.

So me what you put these devices any small rigs.

The rigs.

You know close to the boat it's going to be -- has it -- gonna get him to wield its its its bout but I then when you pick up everything that's above and -- that point it fail.

We're going to be -- and out so -- probably lose about 60% of you catch who is making up these rules in forty years you've -- you've only got two or three turtles caught up in your stuff.

That's it I mean you know the watermark thought was fixed Bob wanted to.

Universities in a -- list back to Michelle.

And whose style did allegro in day in ahead inaudible and that was.

You know basically the same areas I mean before this one point like about say 5610 years ago we haven't caught any you know it's -- vote to make.

You know -- to release and then given to audit the population is that big that we see it enough because you know my comic strip but says there early seventies and you know -- -- with about the subject -- foot boats and an opponent.

Right that they have submitted to -- -- have some strong advocates this device to be between 304 dollars for net.

But what about these stats what do you think about this the NOAA.

Estimates -- 2812070.

Turtles.

Are captured by shrimpers or killed by shrimpers.

Over the course of the years is true.

Odd doubted seriously I mean you know yes to put approved but they don't have been don't have no paperwork and those know who -- -- statistics to prove what they say it.

But to me you know if they say -- got a problem proved its us caused the problem.

-- house Bill Buckley is back -- -- a lot of his right stranded the stuff they might be seen could be you know.

Adverse effect has -- -- thank -- -- straight.

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