This has got to be the best thing I have read in a long time
Fred you hit the nail square on the head

Sad but true

Alot of States already have fees(license) for saltwater fishing!!!
$15 to $20 would be ok to me!!!
Money could be used to repair jetties along the coast!!!
Look at Plum Island and the mouth of the Merrimac River!!!

Here's a tidbit for you: Wanna know how the State F&W spends your inflated freshy license money? The change their pickup colors by a shade of green. That's right, the factory hunter green wasn't close enough so they get a complete repaint. Base coat /Clear coat.
This is a stone fact, I painted them myself. I expect them to be no more frugal with my salty license money. The number of trucks that I painted could have been equiptment, or officers, instead it was a shade of green.

Yup! :spin:

I think you and I often agree on the "what", where we often disagree is on the "how".

thats totaly retarded

MPA's will be next. If you ask me though, and i know this will piss everyone off, MPA's are the only way to fix so many of our overfishing problems without favoring on euser group over another... the way the current system works of managing one link in a giant food chain is a joke.. They protect the dogfish which eats everything in site and then cant figure out why some stocks struggle to rebound.. close it all and let it fix its self. Its kind of like when 2 kids cant agree to share a toy. you simply take away the toy.

slightly off topic, but its coming.

Nebe what are MPA's?

Marine Protected Areas:
Generally closed to anything other than passive (swimming, bird/whale watching etc) activities. No fishing (Rec or Comm.) no hunting, etc...

This is the response from my representative to my concerns regarding saltwater fishing licenses. It seems quite different from the talk on the street. I guess I don't have to sell my stuff for a few years.:eyes:

"Thank you for contacting me with your concerns about saltwater fishing licenses under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act of 2006. I appreciate your feedback on this issue.



The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization Act was passed in 2006 by the previous Congress and signed into law by President Bush on January 12, 2007. It seeks to curb overfishing through annual catch limits and other improved accountability measures. It also establishes a "federal angler registry," essentially creating a national license for saltwater fishing that will take effect in January of 2009. The legislation prohibits charging anglers a fee for such a license until 2011. I will certainly keep your thoughts in mind regarding the affordability of such permits after 2011 and will carefully consider any actions Congress can take to ensure Vermonters' access to saltwater fishing."

Very well said :claps:

-spence