Sorry for the late notice:
A proposal of a new R.I. Commercial Fishermen's Association Fluke
> > Conservation Co-operative, if approved, would grant personal fishing
> > quotas of fluke to less than 20 draggers. Rather than follow the set
> > commercial quota seasons that all commercial fishermen must follow,
> > this select group would be able to have their own personal quota and
> > CATCH THE FISH WHENEVER THEY WANT!
> >
> > This means that they can drag for fluke when all the other commercials
> > are shut out - like in the summer during the time when most
> > recreational anglers are fishing for fluke! This will give THEM top
> > dollar AND hurt the recreational fluke fishery!
> >
> > There is a real possibility that we would see draggers in the same
> > areas that rec anglers usually fish for fluke.
> >
> > REC ANGLERS SHOULD TURN OUT FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING NEXT MONDAY NIGHT!
> >
> > Show your opposition to this proposal. The state's quota of fluke
> > belong to all commercial and recreational fishermen, and we all have
> > the same odds of catching them. This would create an elite group of
> > draggers.
> >
> > SHOW UP AND VOICE YOUR OBJECTION TO THIS PROPOSAL!
> >
> > when: NEXT MONDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 7
> > time: 6:00 p.m.
> > where: Corless Auditorium, URI Bay Campus, Narragansett, RI
> >
> > The public hearing notice is here:
> > http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/fishwild/pn110705.htm
> > Item #2: Summer flounder quota management proposals is our concern
> >

Thanks for posting this - have not been online much this weekend...


This could be a big issue for those of you that fluke - so better to go tonight and particpate thant to not go and complain about it later. Not trying to be a hard@$$, just stating that strength in numbers and participating in the process work better than venting after the fact....

Thanks,

John

John,
I'll second that. I just e-mailed my comments to them, opposing the RICFA fluke sector alloacation proposal. If it goes through you can kiss decent fluke fishing in RI goodbye. If you want to e-mail comments, it may be too late, but try sending them to jmcnamee@dem.state.ri.us