Recreational Fishing Alliance (SC)
Contact: Jim Hutchinson, Jr. / 888-564-6732
For Immediate Release
June 2, 2010
Anglers and Businesses Urged to Sign Petition to SAMFC & Federal Agencies
Fellow South Atlantic fishermen,
Your help is desperately needed. Go to this link and take a moment to fill out the form; then, please share with as many people as possible.
www.petitiononline.com/SAFMC17A/petition.html Please sign onto this and share with others to avoid closure of huge areas offshore to fishing and diving through SAFMC's Amendment 17A. Fight the special interests that are rushing our federal fishery management process so the real science can't come to the surface before their agenda to get us off the water has been advanced.
This must be done by this Friday, June 4. We need to get as many business owners and their business names signed up as possible. Members of the public are also needed. In a nutshell- this is to ask SAFMC not to close down large areas of ocean to diving or fishing for over 70 species of fish as part of the red snapper rebuilding plan.
SAFMC meets next week in Orlando, and this petition having broad support is very important.
Thank you,
Recreational Fishing Alliance, South Carolina Chapter (RFA-SC)
To learn more about the RFA-SC chapter and to get involved with state initiatives, email Jim Hutchinson at RFA national headquarters at jhutchinson@joinrfa.org.
About Recreational Fishing Alliance
The Recreational Fishing Alliance is a national, grassroots political action organization representing recreational fishermen and the recreational fishing industry on marine fisheries issues. The RFA Mission is to safeguard the rights of saltwater anglers, protect marine, boat and tackle industry jobs, and ensure the long-term sustainability of our Nation's saltwater fisheries. For more information, call 888-JOIN-RFA or visit
www.joinrfa.org.
