Jack Ciattarelli Stance on NJ Outdoors

[Gerry Zagorski]

It’s my understanding that Mikkie was invited to give her take on these issues and chose not to. That silence speaks volumes to me and should let you know where she stands on these issues. Jack has gone on record in support of the outdoors and we might need to remind him of that if he’s in office if things get ugly when the regulations get decided this winter. If Mikkie gets in I don’t think we can count on any support.

Jack will also be a guest in an upcoming NJ Mutil Species podcast in October so yet another opportunity to hear first hand what he has to say.

[AndyS]

I thought Hakeem Jeffries would be all over this ..........?

[NoLimit]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

It’s my understanding that Mikkie was invited to give her take on these issues and chose not to. That silence speaks volumes to me and should let you know where she stands on these issues. Jack has gone on record in support of the outdoors and we might need to remind him of that if he’s in office if things get ugly when the regulations get decided this winter. If Mikkie gets in I don’t think we can count on any support.

Jack will also be a guest in an upcoming NJ Mutil Species podcast in October so yet another opportunity to hear first hand what he has to say.

Mikkie refused to respond? Why on earth would she do that?

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by NoLimit

Mikkie refused to respond? Why on earth would she do that?

Just a wild guess but I don't think the audience of NJ outdoors enthusiasts would have been pleased with what her stance would be on these issues

https://www.njoutdooralliance.org/20...al-candidates/

[NoLimit]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Just a wild guess but I don't think the audience of NJ outdoors enthusiasts would have been pleased with what her stance would be on these issues

https://www.njoutdooralliance.org/20...al-candidates/

Everyone should take the time to check out this link....This fellow rattles off lots of details on what needs to change. Does it make sense for the recreational fisher? BTW, why do they call it recreational. My family heritage places a high degree of importance on eating real food. My dad said if you cant find it in a field, forest or at the end of a fishing line, its not real food. Eating fish and game; growing fruits and veggies - its really a way of life that should not be outlawed.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by NoLimit

Everyone should take the time to check out this link....This fellow rattles off lots of details on what needs to change. Does it make sense for the recreational fisher? BTW, why do they call it recreational. My family heritage places a high degree of importance on eating real food. My dad said if you cant find it in a field, forest or at the end of a fishing line, its not real food. Eating fish and game; growing fruits and veggies - its really a way of life that should not be outlawed.

I know first hand there are a lot of people in the fishing community who have taken the time to brief Jack on what’s been going on with our marine fisheries. At first he was thinking it was the people in our state representing us but that’s not the case. It’s these regional and federal entities like the ASMFC who give the states their quotas and all our state people get to do is divide up the scraps they throw us. The Murphy administration has also left 2 key positions open on our Marine Council a Public and a Sportfish representative. We need those positions filled to round out the council.

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

I know first hand there are a lot of people in the fishing community who have taken the time to brief Jack on what’s been going on with our marine fisheries. At first he was thinking it was the people in our state representing us but that’s not the case. It’s these regional and federal entities like the ASMFC who give the states their quotas and all our state people get to do is divide up the scraps they throw us. The Murphy administration has also left 2 key positions open on our Marine Council a Public and a Sportfish representative. We need those positions filled to round out the council.

Thought those spots were filled some time ago .I believe Greg Hueth has one of those two seats now

Tried looking it up , fisherman mag had an artical back in April , but can’t open it online

[Broad Bill]

Originally Posted by hammer4reel

Thought those spots were filled some time ago . I believe Greg Hueth has one of those two seats now

Tried looking it up , fisherman mag had an article back in April , but can’t open it online

Salt water quotas are set through a collaborative process between the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC), NMFS (NOAA Fisheries) and ASMFC. ASMFC and MAFMC develops and recommends fishery management plans (FMPs) and quota specifications based on scientific advice provided by North East Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC), while NMFS approves and implements these regulations to ensure they prevent overfishing if you can believe that. MAFMC and ASMFC proposes the limits, and NMFS has the authority to implement, and sometimes modify, those limits to meet the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The level we need to get to is the NMFS or federal because that's where the problem starts and where high level decisions and quotas are set. Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) directly regulates allocating a portion of those limits to individual member states for their respective region. MAFMC is responsible for the EEZ, ASMFC waters inside the EEZ.

The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council is a volunteer panel of 11 members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the Senate, including four sports fishermen, two commercial fin fishermen, one fish processor, two general public members, and the chairman of each of the two sections of the Shellfisheries Council. As of September 2025, the council members included Acting Chair Richard N. Herb, Dr. Eleanor Ann Bochenek, Dr. Patrick Donnelly, Warren Hollinger, Walter L. Johnson III, Jeff Kaelin, Joe Rizzo, Robert R. Rush, Jr., and Kevin Wark, with two vacant seats.

Greg Hueth (obligatory seat) is one of two Members of the federally appointment MAFMC from New Jersey, alongside designated state official Joseph Cimino who is director of New Jersey's Marine Resources Administration. Greg, to my knowledge, isn't on the New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council (NJMFC) which I believe is the agency Gerry was referring to in his post.

It's no wonder fisheries management is so screwed up when you consider how it's structured, one layer on top of another. Just like everything else in government, way too many politicians and agencies with everyone trying to skim the cash register while making decisions more beneficial to themselves than the resource they're supposed to be managing.

[dales529]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Just a wild guess but I don't think the audience of NJ outdoors enthusiasts would have been pleased with what her stance would be on these issues

https://www.njoutdooralliance.org/20...al-candidates/

I apologize but how can JC state anything Science based and run as a conservative?? Science left the building last Jan . RFK JR and you know who would have a fit if someone said science.

[Broad Bill]

Originally Posted by NoLimit

Mikkie refused to respond? Why on earth would she do that?

Musky Nut has been working effortlessly for over 4 years over on the fresh water forum to get a pubic launch ramp built for public access to a lake stocked and partly maintained with funds from fishing licenses and taxes paid by NJ recreational anglers. A blue state. Do you think any Democrat will campaign and go against the grain of his or her own party. Don't think so.