It is also unconstitutional as the RI constitution guarentees all RI residents the right to fish from shore. I believe that this was one of the basis points for the defeat of the Saltwater fishing license. Am I incorrect?

Divers stay clear?
 

I guess they didn't like my pictures showing all the dead bunker in their lead line...or for that matter in the pen nets as well.

As it's written, this is a problem for shore based divers as well. If you're swimming along the shoreline and come to a lead line are you suppose to then turn around and go the other way, or do you stay 100 feet off and have to swim around the entire net to get to the other side?

After all these years and miles of nets, why a need for additional regulations?

I'll be at the meeting.

Mike

Hey Mike - where was that Sturgeon pic you had :eek5: ?

Again, I'll be stuck on MV and won't be back in time to get to this. Can someone volunteer to take some notes on behalf of the site and give us a detailed report (if needed)?

Thanks :btu:

John

Hey Mike - where was that Sturgeon pic you had :eek5: ?

Again, I'll be stuck on MV and won't be back in time to get to this. Can someone volunteer to take some notes on behalf of the site and give us a detailed report (if needed)?

Thanks :btu:

John

For those interested, there were a number of speakers at last night's meeting and almost all of them opposed the "safety zone" extending to the shore. There were also three trappers there and they quickly agreed that the proposal wa not intended to stop shore based angling near the traps. One specifically referred to three divers who vandalized a net last fall for the proposal. My sense is that the proposal, with respect to shore based anglers will be dropped. There was also a suggestion that for the boaters the exclusion zone should only be from the anchor buoys to the net, which I think is where the RIMFC will come down.

Mike which one were you? Sorry I didnt get to meet you, Toonoc, DZ and I were about 5 rows up, center left....

I agree that the Saftey zone issue will drop, and DZ made a good point when he mentioned to me that if they never put the word shore fishing in there, this wouldnt be a problem, as most boat guys stay away anyways, and the ones that get in the net dont know what the net is/was anyways...

B

I was in the second or third row, near the podium. I had on a tan dress shirt. I was next to the guy that spoke about the trap at the west wall. I also spoke about the proposals for new commercial licenses. I agree, I don't think this is going to be an issue when the regs come out.

Yup, good to know that was you..
This should be a mute point for shore guys now...
B

Sorry i missed the meeting....in Phoenix on business. Sounds like it turned out OK. Thanks to Bryan and all the other guys who showed up in our favor.