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CORPUS CHRISTL (AP) —Over-
shing has endangered the red snap-
er population, said fishery experts
ivocating tough regulations similar
) those already imposed to help the
leaguered redfish.
The red snapper situation partic-
arly threatens the party-boat indus-
y, operators say. Sport anglers also
ice the prospect of coping with tight
istrictions on catches of the popular
leffish.
“The red snapper is probably in as
id a shape as the red drum (redfish)
as,” Jerry Clark, director of the
oastal Fisheries Division of the
fTexas Parks and Wildlife Commis-
pn, told the Corpus Christi Caller-
mes.
Federal proposals for red snapper
are being formulated for presentation
public hearings early in 1989.
Studies by the National Marine
sheries Service led to regulations
at drastically cut the number of
idfish caught by commercial and
creational fishermen.
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The proposals also cover varieties
of snapper, as well as amberjack,
grouper, jewfish and black sea bass.
The Gulf Council will meet in De
cember to finalize its proposals, said
Terrance Leary, council biologist.
These are the council’s proposals,
subject to change:
— A minimum size of 12 inches
for red, yellowtail, mutton, gray,
Lane and Vermillion snapper.
— A recreational bag limit of 10
snapper, with no more than three red
snapper among the 10, and five
grouper. The bag limit also applies to
fish caught incidentally in shrimp
trawls.
— Minimum fork length of 28
inches and bag limit of three amber-
jack.
— Minimum size of 20 inches on
red, yellowfin, Nassau, black and
gag grouper.
— Minimum size of 36 inches for
jewfish.
— Sale of undersize fish would be
prohibited.
— Long lines inside 50 fathoms
would be banned for reef fish (not
sharks, tuna or swordfish).
— Anyone fishing under the com
mercial quota would not be restricted
by bag limits but would be required to
have a permit. Permits would be is
sued only to those who prove 50 per
cent or more of their income is de
rived from commercial fishing.
Bank leader
blames feds
for Texas fall
FORT WORTH (AP) —Federal bank
regulators have been unfair and insensi
tive in treatment of Texas financial insti
tutions, said the president of MCorp,
which has asked the government for aid
in raising capital.
Texas political leaders also should
have addressed problems facing the
banking industry sooner to preserve the
banking franchises in Texas, John Cater
said Wednesday.
“This may sound like crying over
spilled milk, and I don’t like to sound
that way — but there may be a lack of
sensitivity in Washington, relative to the
problems of Texas, that is almost
unique,” Cater said.
“When they had the problems in the
Midwest, in the Rust Belt, a lot of spe
cial legislation was enacted (involving)
import duties and trade quotas, ” he said
during a meeting with the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram’s editorial board.
‘ ‘The same was true in the Northwest
when they had problems in the timber
and paper products industry, and in the
Northeast with textiles and shoes,” he
said.
MCorp has asked the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp. to provide about $1 bil
lion in assistance, analysts said, to help
finance part of a planned recapitalization
that would include raising about $300
million in fresh capital from investors.
“When it happened to Texas — either
the politicians are afraid to touch it, or
we are so unpopular,” he said. “Maybe
they think we’re getting what we de
serve. Maybe it’s been a pipe dream all
along that somebody in Washington
would view the problems we have as
something worthy of attention. ’ ’
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Saturday
Bucket of Beers
$6 00 11-5 pm
6 bottles domestic beer
809 University Dr E.
next to the Hilton
846-7467
Sunday
When the Dining Hall is Closed..
Fajita Plate $4 95
flour tortillas filled with beef or chicken
& served on a plate with refried beans,
Mexican rice and hot sauce
• Hamburgers • Fajitas <
• Chicken • Steaks •
• Seafood • Sandwiches
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MOCKTAIL BARS
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Selected locations on campus
Tuesday, October 18
D.W.I. ACCIDENT DISPLAY
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Rudder Fountain
SOCIAL CHAIR CARNIVAL
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Memorial Student Center
ANATOMY OF A PARTY
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Rudder Theater
Thursday, October 20
CDPE OPEN HOUSE
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
222 Beutel Health Center
HALL-Y-WOOD SQUARES
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Spence Hall (South Area)
NIGHT AT GRAFFITI
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Friday, October 21
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Wednesday, October 19
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