Black Sea Bass

[Great American Fisherman]

All,

Below is the ASMFS letter on the potential closrue of black sea bass for the rest of 2009.  I wrtoe to this "gentleman" and I urge you to do the same.  We have to stop lying down and taking it from the government we fund with our tax money.  Enough is enough.  They talk about fluke....  This year has been an absolute disaster. 

Please people, lets write this director of ASMFS and please let him know that this is not the action that needs to be taken. 

I thank you and the information is below.  Also, if anyone knows Captain Tony Bogan, we could use him now.  He is terrific at this kind of stuff.


ASMFC Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board to Meet in September to Discuss



Recreational Overages

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board directed the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board (Board) to consider potential overages for all three species and take action prior to September 1. This directive was taken in response information presented to the Policy Board regarding available black sea bass preliminary recreational harvest estimates and projections indicating that harvest will likely result in significant quota overages. Board action could include emergency measures to prevent further overages in recreational fisheries for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass. A press release will be issued following finalization of meeting arrangements.

For more information, please contact Robert Beal, ISFMP Director, at (202)289-6400 or <rbeal@asmfc.org>.

[Great American Fisherman]

All,

Here is some information on Black Sea Bass.  Once you see this you will know the government that you elected is against you.  Also, your tax money is paying for this garbage.  This link paints a nice picture.  So why the ungency to close sea bass?  Politics, PEW and stealing more of your tax money.

http://www.asmfc.org/speciesDocument...iesProfile.pdf

[Great American Fisherman]

All,

here is some more information.  I wish I could be on this call.  But i do not work in an office.  Maybe someone from the board can get in on it.

Thanks and message is below.



Update, conf. call "meeting" on 9/1 -

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Board will meet September 1, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. to discuss recreational overages via a web-based conference call. The Commission's Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board directed the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board (Board) to consider potential overages for all three species and take action prior to September 1. This directive was taken in response information presented to the Policy Board regarding available black sea bass preliminary recreational harvest estimates and projections indicating that harvest will likely result in significant quota overages. Board action could include emergency measures to prevent further overages in recreational fisheries for summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass.

To join the call, please go to the ASMFC website upcoming meetings for instructions for the web and telephone portions of the call, http://www.asmfc.org/meetings.htm. For more information, please contact Robert Beal, ISFMP Director, at (202)289-6400 or <rbeal@asmfc.org>.

Call Info -
Web-Based Conference Call Instructions

In order to join the Summer Flounder, Scup, Black Sea Bass web based conference call on September 1, 2009 at 10:30 a.m, participants need to do the following:

PRIOR TO THE CALL (can be done up to the start of the call)

1. Register for the call. Go to the following website:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/529989786
Once a participant has registered, the participant will receive an email from Go To Meeting that includes a link and a conference call in number. You will need this information for the day of the call, do not delete it.

ON THE DAY OF THE WEB-CALL
1. Because the web call requires that you download software, please log into the web system at 10:00 (30 minutes before the call) to allow time for troubleshooting. To log onto the system click on the link that was emailed to you by Go To Meeting when you registered for the call. The link will ask you to download software, follow instruction to down software. The system requirements are listed at the bottom of this page*. Once the download is complete click on “join meeting now” (you may have to click on the blue
flower in your start memo to join. The webinar id # is 529989786). You can resume other work until the call starts but DO NOT close the Go To Meeting window.
• If your computer will not allow you to download the software, the materials that will be discussed and presented via the web will be available on the ASMFC website prior to the call. Participants can follow the meeting on the telephone with these materials.
The conference call in number is listed under step 2 below.
2. At 10:30 please call into 888-481-5653 for the telephone portion of the call. The call ID is ASMFC summer flounder call.
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[IrishAyes]

Thanks for the info Jim. I will not be around a computer, hopefully someone can pick up on this and find out what is happening.

I don't know how they can say we are overfishing when they don't have a clue as to what is going on. 

[Great American Fisherman]

All,

I wrote to the Weakfish management person on the Broken Bobber's post.  She wrote back to me and added my comments to the weakfish board.  She also wrote to the black sea bass coorninator and added my sea bass comments.

The sea bass person is TKerns@asmfc.org

Write to them and also let them know that Robert Beal of ASMFC has failed the tax payers by not responding to the concerned public via the emails he received.  I have called for his resignation because I do not want my tax money paying his salary.

[Kenny]

I don't know how they can say we are overfishing when they don't have a clue as to what is going on. 

I swear they must be in a locked room throwing darts at the wall to come up with their findings...