[JohnR]

Guys & Gals - this is huge! Get on the horn as quick as you you can please!!!!

Time to Act on Massachusetts No-Fishing MPA Legislation!
Critical Committee Vote to be Held During the Afternoon of Monday, December, 12th! Call on Legislators Now to Oppose S529!
Hi Folks,

As you know RFA, MSBA, NECCA, and SBCCA have all been working hard seeking changes to Massachusetts bill S529 to prevent the establishment of permanent, arbitrary No-Fishing MPAs in Massachusetts' waters.
The most recent draft of the bill has been released. Unfortunately, the bill's sponsor, Senator Robert O'Leary (Cape and Islands) has refused to address our concerns. S529 is still so riddled with language that will lead to the establishment of No-Fishing MPAs, that we have no choice but to oppose the bill and seek alternative legislation that addresses real threats such as gravel mining and floating Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities.
The Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture will be voting on S529 next Monday, December 12th. Now is the time to let the members of the Committee know that we are opposed to S529.
Below is a list of all the members of the Committee, their phone numbers, and the towns the represent. Please call all of them by noon on Monday, Decmeber 12th (if you live in the district let them know that you are a constituent) and let them know you are opposed to the bill and that you want them to vote "NO" on S529.
While there are many problems with S529, send a simple message to the members of the Committee that you are opposed to S529 because-

1) S529 will lead to permanent, arbitrary No-Fishing MPAs in Massachusetts waters.
2) S529 will add an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy to the fishery management process.
3) S529 will lead to the establishment of a saltwater license.
You need not get into a debate regarding the merits or fine points of the bill with anyone you speak to. As always, be polite, give them your name and your home town. If they ask you for more specifics about opposition to the bill, ask them to call the RFA at 888-564-6732.
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STATE SENATOR
PAMELA P. RESOR
Telephone: (617) 722-1120
Fax: (617) 722-1089
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: MIDDLESEX AND WORCESTER. - Marlborough, Acton, Ayer, Boxborough, Hudson, Littleton, Maynard, Shirley, Stow and Sudbury, precincts 2, 3 and 5, in the county of Middlesex; and Harvard, Northborough, precinct 3, Southborough and Westborough, in the county of Worcester.

STATE SENATOR
MARC R. PACHECO
Telephone: (617) 722-1551
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: FIRST PLYMOUTH AND BRISTOL. - Bridgewater, Carver, Marion, Middleborough and Wareham, in the county of Plymouth; and Taunton, Berkley, Dighton and Raynham, in the county of Bristol.
STATE SENATOR
STEPHEN M. BREWER
Telephone: (617) 722-1540
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: WORCESTER, HAMPDEN, HAMPSHIRE AND FRANKLIN. - Ashburnham, Athol, Barre, Brookfield, Charlton, East Brookfield, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, North Brookfield, Oakham, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Rutland, Spencer, Sturbridge, Templeton, Warren, West Brookfield and Winchendon, in the county of Worcester; Brimfield, Holland, Monson, Palmer and Wales, in the county of Hampden; Ware, in the county of Hampshire; and Orange and Warwick, in the county of Franklin.
STATE SENATOR
ROBERT S. CREEDON, Jr.
Telephone: (617) 722-1200
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
DISTRICT REPRESENTED- SECOND PLYMOUTH AND BRISTOL. - Brockton, East Bridgewater, precincts 1 to 3, inclusive, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson and Whitman, in the county of Plymouth; and Easton, precincts 1 and 2, in the county of Bristol.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
FRANK ISRAEL SMIZIK
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
Telephone: 617-722-2210
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Fifteenth Norfolk. - Consisting of precincts 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the town of Brookline, in the county of Norfolk.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
STEPHEN KULIK
Telephone: 617-722-2210
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: First Franklin. - Consisting of the towns of Conway, Deerfield, Leverett, Montague, New Salem, Shutesbury, Sunderland, Wendell and Whately, all in the county of Franklin; and precincts A and D, of the town of Belchertown, and the towns of Chesterfield, Goshen, Huntington, Pelham, Williamsburg and Worthington, all in the county of Hampshire.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
DOUGLAS W. PETERSEN
617-722-2637
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Eighth Essex. - Consisting of precinct 4 of ward 3, and precinct 4 of ward 4, of the city of Lynn, and the towns of Marblehead and Swampscott, all in the county of Essex.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
WILLIAM M. STRAUS
Room 163
State House
Boston, MA 02133
Telephone: 617-722-2040
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Tenth Bristol. - Consisting of the town of Fairhaven, in the county of Bristol; and the towns of Marion, Mattapoisett and Rochester, and precincts 3 and 6, of the town of Middleborough, all in the county of Plymouth.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
MATTHEW C. PATRICK
617-722-2090
Party Affiliation: - DEMOCRAT
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Third Barnstable.--Consisting of precincts 5 and 7, of the town of Barnstable, precincts 5 and 6, of the town of Bourne, precincts 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9, of the town of Falmouth, and precincts 2, 4 and 5, of the town of Mashpee, all in the county of Barnstable.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
PETER V. KOCOT
(617) 722-2210
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: First Hampshire. - Consisting of the town of Montgomery, in the county of Hampden; and the towns of Hatfield, Southampton and Westhampton, and the city of Northampton, all in the county of Hampshire.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
MICHAEL F. RUSH
617-722-2210
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Tenth Suffolk. - Consisting of precincts 15 and 16, of the town of Brookline, in the county of Norfolk; and precincts 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 of ward 20, of the city of Boston, in the county of Suffolk.

STATE REPRESENTATIVE
DENIS E. GUYER
617-722-2400
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Second Berkshire. - Consisting of the towns of Becket, Cheshire, Dalton, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, New Ashford, Peru, Richmond, Washington and Windsor, and precinct B of ward 1, of the city of Pittsfield, all in the county of Berkshire; the towns of Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Colrain, Leyden, Northfield and Shelburne, all in the county of Franklin; and the towns of Cummington, Middlefield and Plainfield, all in the county of Hampshire.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
SUSAN WILLIAMS GIFFORD
617-722-2090
Party Affiliation - REPUBLICAN
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Second Plymouth. - Consisting of precincts 1, 2 and 3, of the town of Bourne, in the county of Barnstable; and the towns of Carver and Wareham, both in the county of Plymouth.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
DONALD F. HUMASON, JR.
617-722-2460
Party Affiliation - REPUBLICAN
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: Fourth Hampden. - Consisting of the city of Westfield, in the county of Hampden.
STATE SENATOR
ROBERT O'LEARY
Telephone: (617) 722-1570
Party Affiliation - DEMOCRAT
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: CAPE AND ISLANDS. - Barnstable, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmouth, precincts numbered four and seven, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet and Yarmouth, in the county of Barnstable; Chilmark, Edgartown, Gay Head, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury and West Tisbury, in the county of Dukes County; and Nantucket, in the county of Nantucket.
STATE SENATOR BRUCE E. TARR
Telephone: (617) 722-1600
Party Affiliation - REPUBLICAN
DISTRICT REPRESENTED: FIRST ESSEX AND MIDDLESEX. — Gloucester, Boxford, Essex, Georgetown, Groveland, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Middleton, Newbury, North Andover, precincts 2, 3, 5 and 7, Rockport, Rowley, Wenham and West Newbury, in the county of Essex; and North Reading and Wilmington, in the county of Middlesex.