TWO BASS FOR RI CHARTER AND PARTY BOATS?

[scottw]

from the front page or RISSA's December newsletter

"At its November meeting, RISAA’s Legislative Committee
voted to ask RISAA Board of Directiors to send a letter to the
ASMFC and to Rhode Island’s commissioners to hold fast to
the "one-fish at 28 inches" rule and insist that any
“environmental equivalency” be equal to the same one-fish
reduction level of 31% and not at the 25% level that was proposed
when other options were presented to fishermen. "


from their November Newsletter

"The coastal recreational fishery harvest will be reduced by
implementing a one fish bag limit while keeping a 28”
size limit. Under Amendment 6, states may use conservation
equivalency to develop state-specific measures that are different
than a one fish bag limit and 28” size limit for their coastal
fisheries but still achieve a 25% reduction in harvest"

• Steve Medeiros, RISAA president, reported “While not a major
win for striped bass, the ASMFC Striped Bass Management
Board yesterday took steps in the right direction.”

today,,, RISAA: Realizing that the charter boats in all coastal states will be getting two fish for their customers, the RISAA board has determined it would be unfair to RI's charter boats to be restricted to one fish per customer. This would hurt the charter industry and the RI economy. But conserving striped bass is still important.

Steve Medeiros
per RISAA Board of Directors



quite an about face....

[Clammer]

Roger , RISSA is made up of XXxx number of Fishing clubs ... etc , etc , etc . they have ONe highly paid president that has been being pounded ever since He came out against the 2 fish for charter captains ..who are the main sponcers of RISSA........ Do you REALLY think you have any say on what RISSA votes for ><><again its about the MONEY


Today he said they changed their minds because all the others states are going with 2 fish for the charter industry ..the last I n heard & I could be wrong ... they were waiting of what RI does .....either way :does 2 .or 3 wrongs make a right ....................... they than say all the f #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& want .......... but 2 fish dead is more than one fish dead & it will help have a negative effect of the fishery >>.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by Clammer

Roger , RISSA is made up of XXxx number of Fishing clubs ... etc , etc , etc . they have ONe highly paid president that has been being pounded ever since He came out against the 2 fish for charter captains ..who are the main sponcers of RISSA........ Do you REALLY think you have any say on what RISSA votes for ><><again its about the MONEY


Today he said they changed their minds because all the others states are going with 2 fish for the charter industry ..the last I n heard & I could be wrong ... they were waiting of what RI does .....either way :does 2 .or 3 wrongs make a right ....................... they than say all the f #^&#^&#^&#^&#^& want .......... but 2 fish dead is more than one fish dead & it will help have a negative effect of the fishery >>.

Bummer...

[piemma]

Originally Posted by scottw

from the front page or RISSA's December newsletter

"At its November meeting, RISAA’s Legislative Committee
voted to ask RISAA Board of Directiors to send a letter to the
ASMFC and to Rhode Island’s commissioners to hold fast to
the "one-fish at 28 inches" rule and insist that any
“environmental equivalency” be equal to the same one-fish
reduction level of 31% and not at the 25% level that was proposed
when other options were presented to fishermen. "


from their November Newsletter

"The coastal recreational fishery harvest will be reduced by
implementing a one fish bag limit while keeping a 28”
size limit. Under Amendment 6, states may use conservation
equivalency to develop state-specific measures that are different
than a one fish bag limit and 28” size limit for their coastal
fisheries but still achieve a 25% reduction in harvest"

• Steve Medeiros, RISAA president, reported “While not a major
win for striped bass, the ASMFC Striped Bass Management
Board yesterday took steps in the right direction.”

today,,, RISAA: Realizing that the charter boats in all coastal states will be getting two fish for their customers, the RISAA board has determined it would be unfair to RI's charter boats to be restricted to one fish per customer. This would hurt the charter industry and the RI economy. But conserving striped bass is still important.

Steve Medeiros
per RISAA Board of Directors



quite an about face....

The reason I quit RISAA a number of years ago is because the "Club" (loosely called) is run by a bunch of buffoons who, either directly or indirectly, line their pockets at the expense of the fishing population and the uneducated recreational fishermen. There have been abuses levied by this group for the last 10 years.

[JohnR]

Remember folks - this is tonight.

1 fish for Charter - same as Recreational.

We all need to err on the side of conservation.