They indicated at the meeting they would. We would like to get a list of their members to have contacts. It would seem like it would be to their advantage to work with us.
We are looking at that. There is certainly no simple way when you look at the time line. This regulation expires in August 2007. We are going to have to do something because we will have to come to the commission in January. The regulation doesn't come into effect until September.
I don't know if there is any new data that will make us change our minds or not. My staff is very concerned about this and where it might lead.
That is the most valuable animal we have. That is the focus of selective harvest. You want to focus the harvest where the greatest surplus is, and that is almost never in the largest fish.
The whole state is open to bow fishermen and they harvest lots of fish. Our big concern is the message we're sending to catfish fishermen. We're de-valuing that animal to them.
It kind of goes against our philosophy. I think we may be opening up a can of worms.
Sometimes, when there's a parade forming, you have to be able to see that and get in line.
It's something that's easy to do. Carp are everywhere. You don't need a boat, and there's some kind of body of water like Town Lake in or around just about every city in Texas. Maybe there's some potential there, especially for families.
Somebody could pay you to let them display the fish. That's what happened with Ethel.
They must be seeing them or they wouldn't be asking for (the new rules).
