OK- as you would expect- there was an abundance of people trying to get their own agenda's met and posturing from the more vocal members of the Committee. (Why can't the more reasonable folks who can see both sides of an issue ever be theo ones that "get loud" at a meeting like this??) Fote (from NJ) was the most obvious- trying to get an automatic expiration to whatever cuts are ever imposed after three years (a "sunset proposal") without regard to whether or not the fishery is recovered at that time......
anyway- they did manage to agree to get this various options out for public comment in hte next few weeks/months and then a vote should come down at the Fall meetings in MYSTIC CONNECTICUT.
(I think an SB.COM contingent should plan to be there to make sure they get the point- first round is on me
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