[JohnR]

I'll link the attachment this evening or tomorrow morning

TO ALL RECREATIONAL ANGLERS CONCERNED WITH MENHADEN

THE ASMFC IS CURRENTLY CONSIDERING DRAFT AMENDMENT 2 TO THE MENHADEN MANAGEMENT PLAN.

Attached is the Draft Amendment which is a very complicated document. I have been through the document and have identified the key issues for our community to comment on at the hearings and have also attached a sample testimony for members of our community. Feel free to use or edit as you wish. I hope you distribute this to your friends and members.

I would be happy to discuss in more detail if you wish.

This email is meant to get you to hep our community respond to the hearings. I will also be organizing group and organizational comment letters.

If you are interested in getting involved please contact me....Patrick Paquette (BasicPatrick@aol.com)

The list of hearings is below.

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Monday, 10/15 (7 PM)
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
Urban Forestry Center
45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
Monday, 10/15 (6 PM)
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
VRMC Headquarters, 4th Floor
2600 Washington Avenue, Newport News, Virginia.

BOURNE, MASSACHUSETTS
Tuesday, 10/16 (5:30 PM)
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Joseph Bourne Public Library
19 Sandwich Road, Bourne, Massachusetts.

OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT
Tuesday, 10/16 (7 PM)
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
DEEP Marine Headquarters, Boating Education Center
333 Ferry Road, Old Lyme, Connecticut

PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE
Monday, 10/15 (7 PM)
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
Urban Forestry Center
45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
Monday, 10/15 (6 PM)
Virginia Marine Resources Commission
VRMC Headquarters, 4th Floor
2600 Washington Avenue, Newport News, Virginia.

BOURNE, MASSACHUSETTS
Tuesday, 10/16 (5:30 PM)
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries
Joseph Bourne Public Library
19 Sandwich Road, Bourne, Massachusetts.

OLD LYME, CONNECTICUT
Tuesday, 10/16 (7 PM)
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
DEEP Marine Headquarters, Boating Education Center
333 Ferry Road, Old Lyme, Connecticut.
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PORTLAND, MAINE
Wednesday, 10/17 (5 PM)
Maine Department of Marine Resources
Casco Bay Lines Conference Room
56 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine.

BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT
Thursday, 10/18 (3 PM)
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Science & Technology Center
60 St. Stephens Road, Bridgeport, Connecticut.

MOREHEAD CITY, NORTH CAROLINA
Thursday, 10/18 (6 PM)
North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
5285 Highway 70 West, Morehead City, North Carolina.

KILMARNOCK, VIRGINIA
Thursday, 10/18 (6-9 PM)
Lancaster Middle School Auditorium
191 School Street, Kilmarnock, Virginia.

DOVER, DELAWARE
Monday, 10/29 (7 PM)
Delaware Department of Natural Resources
DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, Delaware.
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COLONIAL BEACH, VIRGINIA
Monday, 10/29 (6 PM)
Potomac River Fisheries Commission
222 Taylor Street, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

EASTON, MARYLAND
Tuesday, 10/30 (6 – 9 PM)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Easton Armory, 7111 Ocean Gateway (Route 50), Easton, Maryland.

NARRAGANSETT, RHODE ISLAND
Thursday, 11/1 (6 PM)
Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife
University of Rhode Island Bay Campus, Corless Auditorium
South Ferry Road, Narragansett Rhode Island.

GALLOWAY, NEW JERSEY
Thursday, 11/1 (7 PM)
New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife
Atlantic County Library, Galloway Township
306 East Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway, New Jersey.

CHESAPEAKE BEACH, MARYLAND
Thursday, 11/1 (6 – 9 PM)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Northeast Community Center
4075 Gordon Stinnett Avenue. Chesapeake Beach, Maryland.

EAST SETAUKET, NEW YORK
Thursday, 11/1 (6:30 PM)
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Marine Resources Headquarters
205 North Belle Mead Road, Suite 1, East Setauket, New York.