FISHERMEN/ Have a Voice People!!!

[dales529]

Done.
Never ceases to amaze me when you read these proposals how they basically admit that there is no statistically valid reason to make the changes but they are going to do it anyway based on the hypothetical. For as much time and people as it must take to generate the document it seems getting real information from Real fishermen, real catch data, real stock assessments would suit all of us better. its just like the weather, you want an accurate forecast look out the window, you want to assess the stock get out on the water or LISTEN to those that are out there. I know it doesn't work that way BUT
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[cfish71]

I know many of you on this board are RFA members as well as I am . Today I received a letter from them asking members to support Option B 1. They stated that many discussions occurred between RFA and anglers, business owners and the list goes on. I guess they did not speak to any Captain or fisherman on this board. I hope everyone sends an e as well as a letter to Mr. Waine asking to keep the regs as they are now until much more accurate info can be obtained. I believe the negs far outweigh the positives with the striped bass issue.

[njtunaman]

e-mail sent. I hope it makes a difference.