Important meeting Tuesday night

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Doublerunner

#8 - 11 are important. Geesh I am really surprised there are no other responses to this yet. We talk about people catching fish illegally and get 10 pages filled easily with opinions. Then we talk about a meeting where we can go and learn some facts and get involved in the process and no one talks about it

My thoughts exactly! I started this thread thinking we could get a group of guys together and go to the meeting.

Just in case no one read the agenda there are 2 really important items.

They are going to screw around with the Menhaden law and the Recreational Striper laws in Rhode Island. Now I don't know what will happen but if I were a betting man I would bet that they nitwits raise the commercial quota on menhaden and only God know what they will do the the Rec Striper limits.

[Crafty Angler]

I'm pretty surprised too, Paul - unfortunately I have to work on Tuesday nights and won't be able to attend the meeting

I doubt you'll see many of the barroom biologists who took the time to post lengthy opinions on the subject take the time to go to the meeting......but I'd like to be proven wrong

I'll talk to DZ later today who more than likely will be going and get the scoop from him after the meeting

This link may work better:

http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatr...d/pn022310.htm

The public notice states:

"The Department has determined that small businesses may be adversely impacted by the proposed regulations. The public hearing is being conducted to solicit comment on the proposals and to allow public input from small businesses or any cities or towns, which may be adversely affected. Small businesses which are either currently licensed or in the future may seek permission to harvest, buy, sell, or produce seafood products as well as the small businesses that provide services related to those engaged in such industries and small businesses which buy, sell, or produce products or provide services related to fishing are requested to comment on the proposed regulations on how such proposed action can be changed to minimize the impact on those small businesses affected."

Hopefully it will be a step toward conservation measures

Thanks for the heads-up...

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Crafty Angler

Hopefully it will be a step toward conservation measures

Thanks for the heads-up...

One can hope.

Wish I could make it to this ne but wifey will be ou of town for a couple days so Liam and I are batcheloring it (Guy food, XBOX, Fart Jokes - what can be more fun for a 9 year old?)

Look forward to hearing a good skinny on what happens at the meeting.

[Crafty Angler]

Yeah, Cap, we'll see what we see, I guess

BTW, check yer PM's

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by piemma

My thoughts exactly! I started this thread thinking we could get a group of guys together and go to the meeting.

Just in case no one read the agenda there are 2 really important items.

They are going to screw around with the Menhaden law and the Recreational Striper laws in Rhode Island. Now I don't know what will happen but if I were a betting man I would bet that they nitwits raise the commercial quota on menhaden and only God know what they will do the the Rec Striper limits.

Who'd a thunk it was about fishing.