Re: Looks like we should have taken 3 @ 19"
 

The political support dried up earlier this spring.
Tom Macarthur bailed on us. If you are in his district, please remember him next election cycle.
You are correct, we need to keep fighting this.

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ttmako no disrespect but we have been hearing that for 40 or so years.what have they done for us in those years?????.i'll tell you what they have done......
NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!.

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No we should have gone out of compliance. Once again promised a fight once again miserable failure.

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This is a complete failure on all levels.

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My exact sentiment....who the hell caved in? Whatever happened to "enough is enough"? All I heard for weeks was "now that Trump is our president, he'll help us out" ditto with Commerce Secretary Ross..."oh he's pro business, he won't let us down". Where the hell are these guys now and their support? Compromise....BULL****
We either use the support we had at Pt. Pleasant (remember that day guys?) or put our tails between our legs. Horrible development. Starting a charter business in NJ?...think twice all you retirees. 5@18 for 128 and nothing less...NOTHING!

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On a side note, under the circumstances, the Delaware Bay shouldn't get that extra inch smaller fish. Sure they are hurting, but good fishermen still limit easy there. Economic realities of the area? Atlantic County is number one in the nation in foreclosures two years running from casino debacle. So why not inch lower for them? Point is, I don't think in this climate of being screwed, that one area should have lower size and better cut. Just my opinion. Wish it had worked out better so far. It stinks.

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How did the word compromise get interjected into this discussion , there is no compromise , we didn't get the time of day . This outcome if it sticks will be a devastating blow to our shore front businesses . Recreational fishing is in a bad state & we're all at fault ! It's the 11th hour for those who still don't get it !

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There were 2 choices on the table.
Abide by addendum 28 and have 3@19". The default measure if we didn't go along with would have been 2@21" for July and August.
So the DEP, who has done a great job with issue, in my opinion has offered the MAMFC to do 3@18, with a shorter season.
I never knew 3@18 was an option, but consider the following:
1-it's better than the default measure (2@21) and offers us a better chance to legally keep something.
2-it's better than the NY regs. Remember, they screwed us in 2013.
3-this isn't over. The technical committee still needs to approve our "offer".

If every single person on this site CALLED or were to WRITE to their senator or congressman, they would have to act. The plain hard truth is maybe 30 people from this site actually have made the effort to notify their senators. Shit, we can't even get a load of people to go on a fund raiser for this exact issue.

The shame here is the councils have managed to piss off every NJ bottom fisherman. People are just gonna do whatever they want.

The councils are following the rules set forth by magnuson. The law needs to be changed. The council leadership needs to be change.
Laws get changed when people stand up and demand change. Notify your legislator what you want. They work for us.

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Guess they'll be no party boats left in 2 years

Re: Looks like we should have taken 3 @ 19"
 

How about Frank Pallone?