ASMFC SB Decision Day is Wednesday in CT: Who's Going?

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This coming Wednesday (October 29) The ASMFC SB Management Board will select the final options for Addendum IV to Am 6 of the SB Manamgent Plan.

The meting is being held at the Mystic Hilton Hotel, 20 Coogan Blvd, Mystic CT. Meeting starts at 10:15 am and is scheduled to go until 6:30 pm.

The reduction is not a done deal by any way. Current polling of Commissioners etc indicates that although it is likely the new reference points will be adopted the biggest vote in play is the choice of taking the reduction in one year vs 3 years. This is huuuuuge for us in New England because if they choose the three year phase in and do not achieve the needed reduction we will surely be looking at seasons in the near future. Which would you rather give up, May or Sept? Simply put, we must encourage ASMFC to take the reduction in 1 year so that we have a likelihood of achieving the target.

If you want to skip the initial presentations and show up for just the real debate...I predict the real discussion and motion making will start after lunch around 1pm.

We need to pack that room on Wednesday. MSBA is running a carpool...See our FB page. Im hoping other clubs are going to do what they can to get members to attend.

So Im calling out my fellow members of S-B. Time to participate in democracy and show up. A lot of the southern clubs & web site guys showed up for the big Menhaden vote in MD a few years ago and it mattered a great deal...did you hear that Bigfish. This meeting is in our back yard and it's time for New England anglers to bring the heat.

Who's going?