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DZ · 09-27-2004, 12:42 PM

Here is the proposed reg and comments by the fish trap advisory committee:

Advisory Panel Minutes 2-5-04
There was discussion on adding language to implement a safety zone around traps within which it would be illegal for a boat, diver, swimmer, etc. to enter. The panel agreed on a distance of 100 feet. F. Ethier stated that there are no laws to penalize someone for going into a trap and also that enforcement will have to design a buoy that could be used to mark the safety zone perimeter.

Proposed regulation
14.6 Safety Zone: There shall be a 100 foot safety zone around each fish trap, including the trap leader, within which it shall be illegal for any fishing from a boat or the shore to take place or diver or swimmer to enter.

The big mistake was including the words "or the shore". I've emailed one of the recreational advisory fish trap committee members and told him this proposal is unsatisfactory as far as surf fishermen are concerned. I still can't believe it got through the committee with RISAA members on it. They must have been asleep.

09-27-2004, 12:42 PM	#30
DZ Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,574	Here is the proposed reg and comments by the fish trap advisory committee: Advisory Panel Minutes 2-5-04 There was discussion on adding language to implement a safety zone around traps within which it would be illegal for a boat, diver, swimmer, etc. to enter. The panel agreed on a distance of 100 feet. F. Ethier stated that there are no laws to penalize someone for going into a trap and also that enforcement will have to design a buoy that could be used to mark the safety zone perimeter. Proposed regulation 14.6 Safety Zone: There shall be a 100 foot safety zone around each fish trap, including the trap leader, within which it shall be illegal for any fishing from a boat or the shore to take place or diver or swimmer to enter. The big mistake was including the words "or the shore". I've emailed one of the recreational advisory fish trap committee members and told him this proposal is unsatisfactory as far as surf fishermen are concerned. I still can't believe it got through the committee with RISAA members on it. They must have been asleep.
	DZ Recreational Surfcaster "Limit Your Kill - Don't Kill Your Limit" Bi + Ne = SB 2 If you haven't heard of the Snowstorm Blitz of 1987 - you someday will.