[Charlie B]

Getting back to the original question. I say support the RFA they seem to be the strongest voice we have fighting for us in this and all matters involving our rights to fish. I would guess many if not most of us already belong to the RFA but if your not we need all the support we can get. I know money can be tight but it does take money to fight for our rights. I believe supporting the RFA is money well spent. Now about the sanctuary look what happened in other sanctuaries. We don't want that and the RFA is against it. About the draggers the reason they get to take what they do is because they spend the money to lobby the govt. to get what they want. As I have said before I am not against all commercial fishing but certain gear is too efficient at making money by taking and killing all fish from the sea including by-catch and shorts. The regulations need to be changed. And it not just us as fisherman who suffer. The boat builders and dealers the tackle makers and dealers, bait and tackle shops, gas docks, marinas, the list goes on all have a stake in this. And we should all stick together. Support the RFA and other similar groups it's in our own best interest...Charlie