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flatts1 · 03-19-2005, 10:23 PM

Thanks Redliner,

Actually, you will find that quote from Mr. Armstrong on page 17 of 27 of my herring comments to NMFS that I submitted on March 2 (still haven't heard back).

http://www.basspond.com/articles/doc...c_comments.pdf

Where else did you find that quote? It's good to know that others are on the ball with this issue?

I'll keep you all posted as to what folks can do to help whenever I hear about it.

Although at this point I'm not optomistic and I fear that the damage may already be done. I say this because the herring process has already been dragged out for so long and the result has been a 2 YEAR SPEC (instead of the usual 1 year). This means that we may be stuck with continued unsustainable fishing practices for 2 more years before something gets done about it (and no gurantees it will happen by then either). Technically, it can be revisited before then but I don't think the "will" is there for it at the Council level.

As we have seen time and time again, often it takes a lawsuit to have NEFMC do the right thing, and I'm seriously considering filing one depending on what the final rule from NMFS is. We should hear about that any day now.

Thanks Again,
Mike

03-19-2005, 10:23 PM	#3
flatts1 Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Wareham, MA Posts: 303	Thanks Redliner, Actually, you will find that quote from Mr. Armstrong on page 17 of 27 of my herring comments to NMFS that I submitted on March 2 (still haven't heard back). http://www.basspond.com/articles/doc...c_comments.pdf Where else did you find that quote? It's good to know that others are on the ball with this issue? I'll keep you all posted as to what folks can do to help whenever I hear about it. Although at this point I'm not optomistic and I fear that the damage may already be done. I say this because the herring process has already been dragged out for so long and the result has been a 2 YEAR SPEC (instead of the usual 1 year). This means that we may be stuck with continued unsustainable fishing practices for 2 more years before something gets done about it (and no gurantees it will happen by then either). Technically, it can be revisited before then but I don't think the "will" is there for it at the Council level. As we have seen time and time again, often it takes a lawsuit to have NEFMC do the right thing, and I'm seriously considering filing one depending on what the final rule from NMFS is. We should hear about that any day now. Thanks Again, Mike
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