Fluke petition

[DMac]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Way to go Dmac and glad you're getting so involved! I didn't think the state was going to overturn the council decision but it seems that way and now you know for future reference what the states position is. Besides, that it could be a slipperier slope since now you have fewer paid people at the state level making choices instead of more people on the council who volunteer their time and will not do what might be convenient as far as the state is concerned.

A chess game for sure with a lot of moving parts.

Speaking of the council, we have 2 vacant positions that are unfilled, one from sportfish for and one from the public. I think it should be a priority to get those vacant seats filled and from people in different areas of our state so we have a more balanced council. People like you and me need people on the council we can talk to that represent our local interests.

This from the State page

Marine Fisheries Council
Richard N. Herb, Acting Chair (Sportfish)
Dr. Eleanor Ann Bochenek (Public)
Dr. Patrick Donnelly (Sportfish)
Warren Hollinger (Del. Bay Shellfish Council)
Jeff Kaelin (Processor)
John J. Maxwell (Atl. Coast Shellfish Council)
Joe Rizzo (Commercial)
Robert R. Rush, Jr. (Sportfish)
Kevin Wark (Commercial)
Vacant (Public)
Vacant (Sportfish)

Oh its not over yet im just moving up chain of command

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by DMac

Oh its not over yet im just moving up chain of command

Great and glad you're committed and don't rely on just typing something here to get your opinions and points across. Lots of people read this board but until someone with enough courage and passion takes the initiative to speak up to the people making the decisions, it's just wasted motion.

You go Dmac!

[TwoDDs]

Originally Posted by DMac

Oh its not over yet im just moving up chain of command

Curious if there's been any new developments, as NJF&W has yet to post any regulations to their website and the start of the season is less than two weeks away, assuming it's the season that the Council approved.
Thanks.

[AndyS]

On Saturday March 19th CPO Woerner inspected a commercial fishing vessel in Point Pleasant, Ocean County, upon its return from a summer flounder trip. During the inspection, CPO Woerner documented an overage of 374 pounds of summer flounder landed by the vessel. Summonses were issued for the overage, and the case will be heard in court in April. From the March 2022 Bureau of Law Enforcement Report to the Fish and Game Council.