I agree with Salmonids observation about locals, including Californians. People will protect their own interests regardless of who they are. IMO, in this case there's not that much to consider. The article is talking about harassment of DIY fisherman by local guides in a foreign country.

The article presents that local guides are escalating harassment of non-native, DIY fisherman and that local law enforcement are not overly responsive. We (foreign fisherman) shouldn't expect to be able to just show up and fish in or over a wide area for fish that native locals make their living from without compensating them. Also, since Bahamian laws aren't the same as ours we shouldn't expect a response from local law enforcers to complaints against local guides to be similar to that from police in the U.S., unless physical violence is involved.

I applaud the efforts of the author to attempt to mediate/negotiate a solution to this problem. However, it seems to me that until that effort is successful, the alternative for fishing at Bahamian destinations is to hire a guide, or go someplace else for DIY fishing.