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DFG taking close look at aquaculture permits

Posted by: Maven on November 21, 2009 at 8:48 am

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

“On the surface, it sounds like such a great deal.

A water district manages its own water, stocks private hatchery trout and catfish and controls recreation at its facility. It becomes a license-free fishing lake by securing an aquaculture license from the state Department of Fish and Game.

Lake Poway is the latest to gain an aquaculture permit. Santee Lakes is the other in San Diego County with the privilege. The permit, which costs $690.75 the first year and as much as $864 a year to renew, allows recreation programs to waive the state’s fishing license requirement. Daily fishing permit fees apply, but anglers don’t need to spend $41.20 for an annual resident license ($110.80 for a non-resident fishing license).

But are these lakes really aquaculture businesses as defined by the state’s requirements, or are they taking advantage of a loophole in the law to attract the occasional angler who will only fish a couple of times a year? And in the long run, does the Department of Fish and Game lose valuable license revenue when lakes like Poway and Santee are given aquaculture permits? … “

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November 21, 2009 · Filed Under Wildlife & Endangered Species

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