Sandy Hook Bay Shutdown to Fishing

[scooter1010]

Originally Posted by shrimpman steve

I have to agree with scooter. Nothing good can come of this. In my opinion once set up, they will take more and more of our rights away.

Thanks Steve !
However, given that this post already has almost two hundred views and only five replies shows the absolute apathy and could never happen here attitude that fisherman are famous for.

It will be too little too late when everyone wakes up and the smoke clears.

I'd love to know where the money comes from to fund initiatives like this....our tax dollars directly or indirectly. How about no trying to fix what's not broken and use those dollars to reduce the taxes we pay every day. Not sure where this is headed but again someone somewhere in politics will be looking to make a name for themselves and these waters regardless of what the public is being told today will be off limits to the general public for the good of our children off course. A gift to our children........where do these people come from!

[Chico]

Originally Posted by dakota560

I'd love to know where the money comes from to fund initiatives like this....our tax dollars directly or indirectly. How about no trying to fix what's not broken and use those dollars to reduce the taxes we pay every day. Not sure where this is headed but again someone somewhere in politics will be looking to make a name for themselves and these waters regardless of what the public is being told today will be off limits to the general public for the good of our children off course. A gift to our children........where do these people come from!

The "Pew Foundation" is behind a lot of these closures. Although it is officially an independent organization it was founded by family and money associated with Sun Oil. SUNOCO. Their power comes in their ability to divide us, as already stated in another post "the far left" is to blame. Divide and conquer by using the media to make some of us feel "smarter" than the others. Not wanting to get into a pissing match is why so many of us just read and move on. In Florida the "official hearings" by government officials where our "fish quotas, and limits" are decided have actually been funded by the Pew Foundation. They have reserved the room, paid for the meals, and transportation of the officials to attend!! Their goal is to stop ALL fishing and as much human activity in the Oceans as possible. They do not let any facts stand in their way. When they insisted the Gulf of Mexico red snapper were all juveniles with no adults capable of reproduction, we provided ear bones of recently caught snapper that were over 20 years old, when they said the younger fish were no where to be found, we provided evidence that the young fish were everywhere. They then said it was to their credit as they had kept the fishery shut down for so long and the shut down needs to continue.........and on and on and on. Red snapper are all over the gulf, and the extreme limits continue. Oh well, I've had my rant!!!

[NoLimit]

So if they intend to maintain the same regulations, why the need to make another governing body?

And who are these people that they are oblivious to one of the biggest recreational activities on the river. The list of activities makes no mention of crabbing?!? It seems these people are landlubbers who want to restrict activities on a river they consider "theirs".

[Flukemeister1]

Originally Posted by scooter1010

Thanks Steve !
However, given that this post already has almost two hundred views and only five replies shows the absolute apathy and could never happen here attitude that fisherman are famous for.

It will be too little too late when everyone wakes up and the smoke clears.

OK so what is the answer? How do we stop implementation of NMS status?

[scooter1010]

My guess is that we should reach out to the RFA, The Fisherman Magazine, Al Ristori, maybe some of the party boat captains and find out what can be done. I have already written an email to the fisherman magazine, sent an email to the contact person that is heading this special interest group and sent a message to a PB captain. So far the only one that has also stepped up was Shrimpman Steve. Maybe someone can contact the RFA and someone else get Al Ristori involved.

[scooter1010]

I was in contact with the RFA and it seems as this will be a priority that they will address. Anyone friends with Al Ristori?

[dales529]

Originally Posted by scooter1010

I was in contact with the RFA and it seems as this will be a priority that they will address. Anyone friends with Al Ristori?

Scooter I applaud your effort here to not only call attention to this but to follow up with it. As an RFA-NJ board member I reached out also and more to follow. To quote a board member I hold in high regard the goal of RFA is conservation and the goal of this could be preservation which are two distinct different goals. I will contact you soon with further information here and or via PM. The plus is Sandy Hook Bay is State regulated and it takes a Federal action to provide a NMS so there are options to take it on.

[dfish28]

Arrrrrrrgh!!! My knives are sharpened and I'm pissed... Feel free to come aboard!
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[SaltLife1980]