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Striped Bass Meetings ... all over East Coast
Club Representatives, JCAA Striped Bass Committee is meeting Monday November 10 at 7:00PM to write up the JCAA position on opening the EEZ for the November 18 hearing. We are meeting in the JCAA office. One representative from each club is invited. If others would like to attend please call to make sure we have room otherwise since space is limited. Please let me know who is coming. Please pass this on to the clubs up north. I hope to see someone from Spring Lake on Monday. I will also announce this at our dinner Sunday night. I hope to see at least one club rep. The NMFS Scoping Document is located at this web page http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/state_federal/Scoping.htm Please read or look it over before you come on Monday. We need to be ready to say something on the November 18 and hand it a preliminary position on this day. JCAA and your finale written comments need to sent Dec. 22, 2003. Here is the release but you need to look over the scoping document to get the information. NOAA03-R148 CONTACT: Susan Buchanan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (301) 713-2370 Oct. 29, 2003 NOAA FISHERIES HOLDS PUBLIC MEETINGS ON ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS MANAGEMENT The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is considering a recommendation from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to reopen federal waters (from three to 200miles offshore) for recreational and commercial striped bass fishing. Federal managers of Atlantic striped bass are holding public meetings from Nov. 5 to Dec. 10 in New England and Mid-Atlantic states so the public can help identify the scope of issues surrounding striped bass fisheries as the agency begins to prepare an environmental impact analysis of potential revisions to the regulations. NOAA Fisheries is an agency of the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). "I encourage the public to participate in these meetings," said William Hogarth, director of NOAA Fisheries. "We are asking for specific recommendations and information, so please come and advise us of issues we should be aware of for our analyses as we consider potential revision to the management of this important fishery." NOAA Fisheries closed the striped bass fishery in federal waters in 1990 to rebuild the stock, which was restored in 1995. In the letter forwarding its recommendation, the Commission notes that allowing fishermen to land striped bass that are caught in federal waters as bycatch would reduce wasteful discards. The Commission also points out that commercial fishing is capped by an annual quota and the fishery would close as soon as the quota is reached, regardless of whether the fish were caught in state or federal waters. In addition, monitoring requirements of the fishery management plan would allow quick response if fishing restrictions are warranted in the future. Anyone affected by or interested in Atlantic striped bass management in federal waters is invited to participate in the scoping meetings. - more - - 2 - NOAA Fisheries' notice of intent to develop an EIS for Atlantic Striped Bass and the scopingdocument are available online at ww.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/state_federal/state_federal.htm. Writtencomments must be received no later than Dec. 22, 2003. Send comments to: Anne Lange, Chief, State-Federal Fisheries Division, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East West Highway, Room 13317, Silver Spring, MD 20910; or by fax to (301) 713-0596. Listed below is the schedule and locations for the public meetings: * Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003 - Portsmouth, NH, 7-8:30 p.m. Urban Forestry Center 45 Elwin Road Portsmouth, NH 03801 * Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003 - Manteo, NC, 7-9 p.m. North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island 374 Airport Road Manteo, NC 27954 * Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003 -Toms River, NJ, 6-9 p.m. Quality Inn 815 Route 37 Toms River, NJ 08755 * Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003 - Dover, DE, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Richardson & Robbins Bldg. 89 Kings Highway Dover, DE * Monday, Dec. 1, 2003 - Stony Brook, NY, 7:30-9:30 p.m. State University of New York at Stony Brook (SUNY) Student Activities Center Nicolls Road Stony Brook, NY 11794 * Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003 - Old Lyme, CT, 7-9 p.m. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Marine Headquarters Boating Education Building 333 Ferry Road Old Lyme, CT 06371 * Monday, Dec. 8, 2003 - Portland, ME, 7-9 p.m. Holiday Inn By The Bay 88 Spring Street Portland, ME 04101 - more - - 3 - * Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003- Bourne, MA, 7-10 p.m. Canal Club 100 Trowbridge Road Bourne, MA 02532 * Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003 - Narragansett, RI, 7-9 p.m. University of Rhode Island, Bay Campus Corless Auditorium South Ferry Road Narragansett, RI NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) is dedicated to protecting and preserving our nation's living marine resources and their habitat through scientific research, management and enforcement. NOAA Fisheries provides effective stewardship of these resources for the benefit of the nation, supporting coastal communities that depend upon them, and helping to provide safe and healthy seafood to consumers and recreational opportunities for the American public. The Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related events and providing environmental stewardship of our nation's coastal and marine resources. - 30 - On the Internet: NOAA - http://www.noaa.gov NOAA Fisheries - http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov Tom Fote Release for Tomorrow @(((((( @(((((( @(((((( Legislative Chairman Jersey Coast Anglers Association New Jersey State Federation of Sportsman's Clubs 22 Cruiser Court Toms River NJ 08753 Phone 732-270-9102 Fax 732-506-6409 WEB PAGE http://www.jcaa.org WEB PAGE http://www.njsfsc.org/ -- James Ehlers Outdoors Magazine www.outdoorsmagazine.net |
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