Ran across this in the skiff forum.
Being near Chicago I don't get involved, but it might be useful to you
coastal guys.
I know near-shore trawling by commercial boats in Florida was a big
issue to sports fishermen a few years back.
Don't know what happened as I think it was only an East coast issue
and I quit going there.

http://www.carolinaskiffowner.com/showthread.php?t=6286

--Vic