Mandatory Salt Water Fishing License Put Off For One Year

[BasicPatrick]

To All Interested,

As a member of the MA Recreational Registry Committee I have been asked to pass the word to recreaional fishermen across the State. The following is a message from MA DMF.

“On December 23rd NOAA Fisheries released a final rule to comply with new provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The final rule requires anglers and spearfishers who fish recreationally in federal ocean waters to be included in the national saltwater angler registry by January 1, 2010. NOAA had originally proposed that registration be required beginning January 1, 2009, but based on public input decided to give states another year to put in place their own data collection systems.”

http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories..._registry.html

http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/mrip/abo...Final_Rule.pdf

[striperman36]

Thank you, Patrick.
Welcome news that at least they are listening to us about something.

[Polar Express]

thanks for the heads up.

[davisd]

Thank you Patrick, Merry x-mas to you and the wife.

[JohnR]

Thanks Patrick

[BassDawg]

THANKS, BPatrick

for keeping us hip to tha trip,
and it's good to hear that

the powers that BE, are at least
somewhat attentive to the recreational side
of the equation, thanks for ALL that you do
to HELP us to be heard,,,,,,,,,

hope the states of the ASMFC will get their behinds in gear
and legislate sum practical licensing and some earmarked
fees allocating before the FEDS get involved and take it ALLLL!!

[Rob Rockcrawler]

Always keeping us in the loop, thanks a lot.

[tattoobob]

What is considered "federal ocean waters"?