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Without going into too much detail, I'm happy to report that the recreational turnout was rather decent at last night's meeting in Hyannis. I estimate that there were a total 25 people in the room. Of that 25, 10 were recreational fishermen. The rest were largely (if not all) charter boat captains.
The great thing is it didn't matter what group you may have been a part of because the message was unanimous by ALL.
1) SUPPORT Option 3 for recreational anglers.
2) DO NOT implement a permit for groundfish {1 person specified permits OK so long as no cost}
3) Level 1 closures (permanent no fishing zones for all species) are unacceptable.
For what it's worth, of the 10 recreational attendees, at least 7 were members of the Massachusetts Striped Bass Association.
Best,
Mike Flaherty
Proud Member of MSBA
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