Until recently, the Virginia Marine Resource Commission directed most of that money toward projects that anglers favor: fishing piers, boat ramps, fishing tournaments, and youth fishing clinics.
No more.
Grappling with million dollar budget cuts from Richmond, the commission plans to use most of the money to pay for its dwindling pool of police officers.
Virginia regulators use fishing license fees to pay for marine police – dailypress.com
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