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Guys,
Im cali, the Channel Islands had been a fishing hot spot for years...MPA has passed...no gone, no fishing of any kind.
In MA there is a move to start by closing an area of Stellwaggon called the sliver. Anyone ever hear of the BE Bouy. This is one corner of the Sliver. A check of a few Environmental web sites show literature stating that the goal is to close the complete Stellwagon Bank sanctuary to all fishing. The Sanctuary comes in as far as an area we call the Dumping Grounds off Scituate. As proof of this plan I will relay the following statement made at a joint meeting of the Habitat and Groundfish Subcommittees of the New england fisheries Management Commission....during a
Q & A where MPA's came up and the word Stellwagon was mentioned a committe member said (are you talking about closing the area to recreatioal fishing also)...answer was spoken in a firm tone...(Yes, Absolutely)
by the time the Official proposal is brought to committee it will be too late. The Extremeists have more money by far, more dedicated people to do the work, and more troops to show up at meetings.
If the recs don't move now. It will be ugly fast.
more from me in the next days....put the 20th on your agenda and show up at the meeting
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