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Let's see...take a shot at MSBA for opposing a bill that would put the future of Striped Bass regulations into the hands of the uber responsible MA State Legislature...Are You Kidding Me???
In addition, to infer that MSBA has no concerns about S-B may be the most ignorant statement......no, it's a straight up lie.
Just to get the record a bit closer to reality...MSBA has many concerns and expressed some of them at the recent State House hearing. I guess you didn't know because you didn't listen...wait a minute...I didn't see you there..where were you sitting? I didn't think so?
No wonder your "fix the problems with Striped Bass by increasing mortality" legislation failed. FYI...the ill prepared stuttering fools that took your money (I assume you support them financially) couldn't even answer basic quesitons on the logistics or science behind the bill. It seems you know more about it than they did.
FYI...I thing you are a pretty smart guy so it shouldn;t suprise you that MSBA happens to also be aware of how fisheries management laws are applied. We choose to take actions that at least has a resonable chance to result in actual changes to the management plan rather than biitch and whiine on the internet.
I tell you what...if you (whomever you might be) want to step up and put some good old fashioned Intestinal Fortitude (read--balls) behind your childish keyboard ranting, meet me in Alexandria VA at the ASMFC Winter meetings.
I promise to introduce you to people who will listen and talk to you about your ideas on fisheries management. All you have to do is show up and act like an adult.
If you meet me on Monday Feb 1st we will try to create improvements in the Atlantic Herring magnagement plan. If you can only come for one day then meet me on Tuesday for the Striped Bass meetings. We also have Dogfish and some others tuff that day as well. If you hang out until Wednesday I will gladly take you with me and another fisherman to visit Capital Hill in DC to attend some meetings with congressional staffers about a plan to improve River Herring.
I assume you understand forage is a real issue with Striped Bass? I noticed the SF web site does not mantion a plan to fix the forage base?
FYI...Us whack jobs over at MSBA are working on one and have been for a while now. I guess you think the MA legislature will fix it. Speaking of forage, If you stay until Thursday we will attend the Shad & River Herring managment meetings and that might be some real fun. There is a presentation about bycatch and you might just have something real to get pissed about if you sack up and show up.
I guess you see my point. You can take a shot at MSBA but we are the ONLY group from New England that will be there for the whole week...besdies Ma DMF. I agree that ASMFC, DMF and in some cases NMFS all are lacking and could be seriously improved. The problem is that the only way in American Society to get something done is to show up and participate..soooooooo
In order to save us both some time...now is when you list your many excuses about why you don't show up, your list of personal repsonsibilities, how no one listens, how blah blah blah blah!!!!
My response will then be to ask you a queston. Since you are a wicked smaht human being that has much pasison for S-B you must support an organization that does send a representative....don't you? Somewhere between your CusomeRod and your plug collection you must throw a couple bucks at a group that actually tries to carry your opinion. Tell me who that is so that I can introduce myself and see if I can help them express your concerns as I have not heard them expressed in at least the last year.
God I hate internet Heroes
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