AS MFC mtg this is crazy! SB closure motioned

[captnvinny]

DR.Pierce from Mass: Motion to to close rec SB in wave 6 from Nov 1 to Dec 31 from Mass to NJ in state waters. Motioned by Pierce and 2nd By Bullard.....WTF

WHO IS THIS CLOWN?

[Rocky]

Please help me out with this. Are you talking about sea bass or stripe bass? Thanks you.

[captnvinny]

SEA BASS, they just approved a 5 SB limit in state waters from Nov1 to Dec 31 for Mass to NJ. I believe we are bound to this b/c we catch in Federal but pass thru State waters... THIS IS RIDICULOUS! Only NJ and NY opposed...SMH:m ad:

[Rocky]

They obviously want the sea bass fishery to be shut down. The Magnuson-Stevens act does not benefit the fish or the fishermen. They set limits and then they keep changing the goal line. I am so fed up with these clowns. When will we finally get responsible fishery management?

[dales529]

Hate to say it BUT we get what we refuse to fight for! Posting a complaint on a fishing site doesn't constitute fighting for regulations. Not implying its you the original poster , its all of us. We have been preaching for years to get involved , go on a fund raiser trip. write letters, call etc and 10% of the fishing community acts, 90 % complains.
We are and have always been our own worst enemy

Not surprised as we have given them NOTHING to worry about or stop.

Get off your ASS already

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by dales529

Hate to say it BUT we get what we refuse to fight for! Posting a complaint on a fishing site doesn't constitute fighting for regulations. Not implying its you the original poster , its all of us. We have been preaching for years to get involved , go on a fund raiser trip. write letters, call etc and 10% of the fishing community acts, 90 % complains.
We are and have always been our own worst enemy

Not surprised as we have given them NOTHING to worry about or stop.

Get off your ASS already

I agree with you, but I had no idea seabass would be a issue this year since the numbers are above the desired levels even for Magnuson-Stevens levels from what I was told. Am I mistaken?

And by the way I am always available for a good protest or letter writing campaign when it comes down to saving our fishing rights.

[Blackfish Doug]

We should ask that DR.Pierce from Mass be removed from any ruling regarding NY or NJ it's a unfair advantage to both states & favors his state. Sea Bass are usually gone by that time in Mass & they get them early season while our season's not even open yet. Plus they reap benefits of the poundage Quota they catch bigger fish & reduce ours. We should demand he gets fired or taken off the board. Bullard should be removed as well we need to see these people loose their jobs they are ones who need to be audited somebody is being paid off follow the money & follow the abuse.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Seems like if they had there way they'd have us not fishing at all... The stocks are rebuilt, we had high levels of recruitment the past few years and they are threatening another closure???

Something is not adding up here and the very people we pay our hard earned tax dollars to manage this resource are taking it away from us.

Time for us to take back this fishery!!

[Capt Sal]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Seems like if they had there way they'd have us not fishing at all... The stocks are rebuilt, we had high levels of recruitment the past few years and they are threatening another closure???

Something is not adding up here and the very people we pay our hard earned tax dollars to manage this resource are taking it away from us.

Time for us to take back this fishery!!

This is what everyone thinks nation wide. They want to shut Florida down also.The state of Louisiana has there politicians fighting for them.They take no shit from NOAA. I wish i could say the same for NJ and Florida.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by Capt Sal

This is what everyone thinks nation wide. They want to shut Florida down also.The state of Louisiana has there politicians fighting for them.They take no shit from NOAA. I wish i could say the same for NJ and Florida.

Sal - I have to differ with you on NJ, at least we had the guts to stand up to NOAA on the Fluke issue and let them know enough is enough... We have the NJDEP and the Governor and some local politicians behind us as well... I was hoping other states would join us but they caved....