Commercial fishing Nets on Erie
This past Sunday, I came out of Lampe, turned Northeast, until I got to the channel, then headed East between the red and green buoys. Just after I passed the last buoy, I noticed a different type of bouy that I believe marked, or was attached to, a commercial fishing net. There was at least one other of this same type / color of buoy, not too far away.
Am I correct that these buoys mark commercial fishing nets? If so, how deep below the surface are the nets? I don't want to catch one with the prop.
It was my understanding that back in the mid-to-late 90's, when we purchased the $3 per year Erie stamp, that money was to go towards buying out the commercial fisherman. But yet the commercial fisherman are still there. Obviously, my understanding was incorrect. But could someone please explain what the Erie stamps we purchased back in the 90s we're intended to do.
Brad