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by reply2spg » Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:30 pm
Off late, shrimp harvests by commercial fishermen in the South Atlantic have declined dramatically in total weight. The decline is due primarily to competition from a growing number of recreational fishermen, who are able to net young shrimp in the estuaries where they mature.

Which of the following regulatory actions would most help increase the weight of shrimp harvests by commercial fishermen?

A. Requiring commercial fishermen to fish in estuaries
B. Limiting the total number of excursions per season for commercial fishermen
C. Requiring recreational fishermen to use large-mesh nets in their fishing
D. Putting an upper limit on the size of the shrimp recreational fishermen are allowed to catch
E. Allowing recreational fishermen to move out of estuaries into the South Atlantic

Don't have OA. IMO A
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by FightWithGMAT » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:14 pm
reply2spg wrote:Off late, shrimp harvests by commercial fishermen in the South Atlantic have declined dramatically in total weight. The decline is due primarily to competition from a growing number of recreational fishermen, who are able to net young shrimp in the estuaries where they mature.

Which of the following regulatory actions would most help increase the weight of shrimp harvests by commercial fishermen?

A. Requiring commercial fishermen to fish in estuaries
B. Limiting the total number of excursions per season for commercial fishermen
C. Requiring recreational fishermen to use large-mesh nets in their fishing
D. Putting an upper limit on the size of the shrimp recreational fishermen are allowed to catch
E. Allowing recreational fishermen to move out of estuaries into the South Atlantic

Don't have OA. IMO A

IMO C.

recreational fishermen are catching young shrimps because they may be using the very fine-mesh nets.
If the young shrimps can be saved from catching, they can mature and will have more weight.
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by seshadrivyas » Sun Aug 08, 2010 10:49 pm
Its C. Classic Gmat trick question. At first sight, E looked fine. But on closer reading, only C fits well.
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by diebeatsthegmat » Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:49 am
reply2spg wrote:Off late, shrimp harvests by commercial fishermen in the South Atlantic have declined dramatically in total weight. The decline is due primarily to competition from a growing number of recreational fishermen, who are able to net young shrimp in the estuaries where they mature.

Which of the following regulatory actions would most help increase the weight of shrimp harvests by commercial fishermen?

A. Requiring commercial fishermen to fish in estuaries
B. Limiting the total number of excursions per season for commercial fishermen
C. Requiring recreational fishermen to use large-mesh nets in their fishing
D. Putting an upper limit on the size of the shrimp recreational fishermen are allowed to catch
E. Allowing recreational fishermen to move out of estuaries into the South Atlantic

Don't have OA. IMO A
my answer is C
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