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January 12, 2010
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!
We are beginning the new year with a
PLEA FOR YOUR HELP
As many of you are aware, there have been many changes to the fishing
regulations in 2009 that were implemented without regard to actual
scientific data to support the changes.
Summer Flounder (Fluke), Sea Bass and Tautog (Blackfish/ Tog) stocks
are in good shape and the biomass is at the highest levels ever
recorded. However, we cannot say the same thing for the fishery. In
spite of great progress in rebuilding Summer Flounder (Fluke), Sea Bass
and Tautog (Blackfish/ Tog) stocks, another round of federal quota cuts
are on the way for 2010 and the National Marine Fisheries Service has
threatened to ban fishing for Summer Flounder (Fluke), Sea Bass and
Tautog (Blackfish/ Tog) in the future.
We all want sustainable fisheries so that we can continue to enjoy fishing
and ensure that our kids can do likewise when they grow up, but this
situation is ridiculous and the time has come to stop it.
We need YOUR HELP!!!
You might ask why we, a business dedicated to Stripers, Bluefish, Bonito,
False Albacore and Inshore Tuna would care about these other
fisheries?
The answer is simple, if these government organizations are able to
broadly CLOSE and LIMIT these fisheries, who is to say they won’t take
the
same uneducated and drastic measures on other fisheries!
How can YOU HELP??
1. Click HERE, PRINT, SIGN, SEND and TELL a FRIEND
Its that simple!! REALLY!!
2. JOIN us in a HISTORIC MARCH ON WASHINGTON, DC!!
Recreational and commercial fishermen, support business owners, families,
and community leaders will gather at the steps of our Nation’s Capitol on
February 24, 2010 from noon to 3 PM to show congress a united front of
the impacts caused by the unintended impacts of the Magnuson Stevens
Conservation and Management Act as revised effective January, 2007
(RMSA). The overly restrictive management requirements created by the
RMSA based on non scientific arbitrary deadlines are forcing anglers off
the water, eliminating commercial fishing, preventing consumers from
purchasing locally caught fresh seafood, destroying small family
businesses, increasing unemployment, and adversely affecting coastal
communities.
We fully support real science based management and the conservation of
our marine resources while also being able to sustain recreational and
commercial fishing activities, providing locally caught seafood, sustaining
small family businesses, and supporting our coastal communities. Make
your plans to join us for this historic event and work with us in a United
effort from coast to coast.
Bus locations- Brielle, NJ; Atlantic Highlands, NJ; Wildwood, NJ and Bordentown, NJ
3. EDUCATE yourself on what is happening to YOUR RECREATION!
-Save the Summer Flounder Fishery Fund (SSFFF)
-United Boatmen
-Recreational Fishing Alliance (RFA)
THANK YOU!!!
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Captain Jim and the crew of the Cock Robin are excited for the 2009 season and want to make sure you're part of it!
