Fishing News: Fishing ban? No way, officials say
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Fishing ban? No way, officials say – latimes.com
Reporting from WashingtonDespite Internet reports to the contrary, White House officials say a federal task force will in no way, shape or form suggest that President Obama restrict sportfishing off America's coasts and in the Great Lakes.In recent weeks, fishing groups and bloggers across the country have raised concerns that the president's was set to impose new restrictions, or even an outright ban, on a treasured national pastime.How did this get started?The outcry was spawned by an opinion column on ESPNoutdoors.com, since clarified by the site's editors, which claimed the largely obscure task force was drafting a “federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing some of the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters.”
