Haha...
It is funny to hear people complain that something is driving people away from the hobby.
My other passion is Mountainbiking (mostly DH and freeriding). On the Mtnbike boards we actively TRY to keep people out of the hobby. More newbies = more clowns on the trail to hold you up, **** off land owners, and create braking bumps b/c they don't know how to ride.
For the fish biz, it is better b/c more people = more sales = bigger production runs = Lower pricing on everything.