A wide belt of salt marsh stretches across South Louisiana. As if on a midwestern plain, one's vision flows across this watery prairie to the horizon. But here grow no amber waves of grain--these wetlands yield the greatest seafood harvest in America. For generations, traditional Cajun fishermen have worked here, supporting their families by catching redfish for the people to eat. Biologists calculate the number of fish that may be safely harvested while leaving enough in the water to replenish the population. But it is ...
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A wide belt of salt marsh stretches across South Louisiana. As if on a midwestern plain, one's vision flows across this watery prairie to the horizon. But here grow no amber waves of grain--these wetlands yield the greatest seafood harvest in America. For generations, traditional Cajun fishermen have worked here, supporting their families by catching redfish for the people to eat. Biologists calculate the number of fish that may be safely harvested while leaving enough in the water to replenish the population. But it is politicians who decide how the fish are to be shared. With whom? Exploding numbers of sport fishermen. The recreational fishing industry markets a variety of goods to sport fishermen. Allowing commercial fishermen to harvest fish for the public to eat is viewed by members of the recreational industry as a restraint on its growth. While the hard-pressed fishermen battle this powerful industry, NATIONAL FISHERMAN reporter Robert Fritchey seeks an answer to the question, "Who will own the fish?" His search leads him into legislative chambers, onto the coastal marshes & into the hearts of these honest men & women, Louisiana's WETLAND RIDERS.
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