I am SOTS: MAKE STRIPED BASS A GAMEFISH!

[MikeToole]

ASMFC is looking to increase the commercial catch by up to 50%. They are now accepting public input on addendum II until 10/1/2010. They will also be having public hearings. Now is the time to be heard. Send the letters and attend the hearings. Below is a list of the locations and dates of the hearings.

8/16 (6 PM):
Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, Holiday Inn, 55 Ariadne Road, Dedham, Massachusetts. For more information, please contact Jared Silva at (617) 626-1534.

8/17 (6 PM):
Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife, URI, Narragansett Bay Campus, Corless Auditorium, 215 South Ferry Road, Narragansett, Rhode Island. For more information, please contact Mark Gibson at (401) 423-1935.

9/13 (7 PM):
New Hampshire Fish and Game, Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Road, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. For more information, please contact Doug Grout at (603) 868-1095.

9/14 (6 PM):
Maine Department of Marine Resources, Town of Yarmouth Log Cabin, 196 Main Street, Yarmouth, Maine. For more information, please contact Terry Stockwell at (207) 624-6553.