From ASMFC RE: Fluke, Black Sea Bass and Porgy

[Great American Fisherman]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JANUARY 26, 2011
PRESS CONTACT, TINA BERGER, 703/842-0740

ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board to Meet February 3,

  2011 to Discuss Recreational Measures for Summer Flounder and Black Sea

                                   Bass



Arlington, VA – The ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board
will meet via a web-based conference call on February 3, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.
The purpose of the meeting will be for the Board to consider approval of
the 2011 state conservation equivalency proposals for summer flounder, as
well as review possible options for recreational black sea bass management.
In December, the Board tasked staff with developing options for regional
and state-by-state black sea bass measures. The Board may choose to move
forward with including these options in a draft addendum for public comment
to be approved on the conference call. The Board decided to meet via
conference call in February to allow the necessary administrative time for
the states to implement their summer flounder recreational measures before
the start of the 2011 fishery.


To join the call, please go to the ASMFC website under meetings for
instructions for the web and telephone portions of the call,
http://www.asmfc.org/meetings.htm. For more information, please contact
Toni Kerns, Senior FMP Coordinator for Management, at (703) 842-0740 or
<tkerns@asmfc.org>.


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Tina Berger
Public Affairs Specialist
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
1050 N. Highland St., Suite 200 A-N
Arlington, VA 22201-2196
(p) 703.842.0740
(f) 703.842.0741
tberger@asmfc.org
www.asmfc.org

ASMFC Vision: Healthy, self-sustaining populations for all Atlantic coast
fish species or successful restoration well in progress by the year 2015.

[IrishAyes]

Thanks for the info Jim. 

[Great American Fisherman]

Thank you Joe.  Only 32 views and one reply as of 907pm, Wednesday, January 26.  It really shows you that most people do not give a darn about our situation.  They sit in the sidelines and then complain when its bad.  As some of the involved people have said, "why do we try so hard for people who do not care". 

Its sad. 

[Great American Fisherman]

You know Joe.  Can't blame the people for not getting involved.  I wrote a post asking the people to support www.ssfff.net.  Seven replies.  one hundred forty something views.   Other posts have scores more views and replies.  Nobody in leadership replied to that post.  Mostly just you and I. 

Why do we keep on fighting for our rights? 

Really sad.

And the goverment is at fault as well.  I wrote to the Delaware goverment about the people at the Breakwater Wall keeping short Blackfish.  No reply.  I told a memeber of NOAA Fisheries while in Delaware about the people keeing short blackfish at the Breakwater Wall and she did not give a damn.  Only focus was the size of my one keeper for that day.  Which was over the minimum size. 

Its all really sad.  The good people suffer and the scum thrive.

Later!

[IrishAyes]

We have to keep fighting the good fight Jim. Don't ever give up.