Obama trying to ban recreational fishing

[wackysam16]

I know it's not really hunting but it's coming.

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[M Evertsen]

WOW That is unreal. Hopefully there are enough people in congress to realize what the impact banning fishing would have, and really how that would take away our freedoms?

[liontracker]

Unbelievable! Too far...just way too far.
I know an American citizen isn't supposed to say this, or the men in black will come knocking, but...REVOLUTION!

Govermental Revolution, before it's too late.

[bency]

Gives me a sick feeling to my stomach!

[larry]

Ha Ha! you guys really take this stuff seriously??? This is a comical joke. Probably so out of context and misconstrued that its not even on the pres's desk in any way shape or form even remotely resembling this.

[bob baldwin jr]

Either way we NEED to get rid of the Worthless ,Lying , A-hole POS PREZ

[larry]

Either way we NEED to get rid of the Worthless ,Lying , A-hole POS PREZ

True, too bad they are all the same

[bigboarstopper]

He would be stupid to push something like that. In a manner I hope he pushes foreward to end fishing. The end result would be and new president next term.

[norcalkemmer]

Well, i have to agree with Larry on this one. i love it how some politician can turn things around and people really belive it. come on guys, really. take away fishing. thats shit is funny.

[buckshot]

I am no Obama fan nor a Dem for that matter.........but I think that it's a rumor that has gotten blown out of proportion.

The Obama administration is backing a plan to ban the fishing of bluefin tuna to preserve it. This is a worldwide measure and vote that will take place as the bluefin tuna has decreased in numbers by 70% since 1957 and 60% in the last decade. They expect two-thirds of the 175 nations that will meet to vote on the measure will have to vote yes. Japan which consumes three-fourths of the bluefin tuna in the Atlantic has said they will not abide by a ban.

Last week, ESPN retracted the article as not a news story but personal opinion by the author:

Firestorms get started in a variety of ways, especially on politicized issues.

ESPNOutdoors.com inadvertently contributed to a flare-up Tuesday when we posted the latest article in a series of stories on President Barack Obama's newly created Ocean Policy Task Force, a column written by Robert Montgomery, a conservation writer for BASS since 1985. Regrettably, we made several errors in the editing and presentation of this installment. Though our series has included numerous news stories on the topic, this was not one of them -- it was an opinion piece, and should have been clearly labeled as commentary.

And while our series overall has examined several sides of the topic, this particular column was not properly balanced and failed to represent contrary points of view. We have reached out to people on every side of the issue and reported their points of view -- if they chose to respond -- throughout the series, but failed to do so in this specific column.

This series started in October and has included several updates on how the creation of the task force and its actions could impact recreational anglers. ESPNOutdoors.com should have made it clear to all readers that this was part of a larger series, and -- even though this was Montgomery's opinion, and those of the sources quoted in the column -- we should have taken more care to fairly represent opposing arguments.

We do feel it is our duty to cover issues surrounding outdoor sports to the best of our abilities, and given the nature of this task force and the potential impact on all fisherman, this was an appropriate topic to address for our audience. We take seriously the tenets of journalism that require we take an unbiased approach, and when we make mistakes in the presentation of a story or a column, it is our responsibility to admit them.

Any confusion on that part rests entirely on my shoulders as the executive editor of this site.

We have appended the original column to note that it was in fact a commentary, and we will institute more rigorous editing safeguards in order to prevent such issues in the future.
- ESPN's Steve Bowman

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