Update on Meeting about the Pogie Boats in the haba

[Fisherwoman]

FYI, I spoke to Chuck Cassella a little while ago and he informed me that the meeting took place today with Chuck, Paul Diodoti, other commisioners that are on the board as well as local Environmental Police officers. It has been found that the pogie seining boats were in clear violation of where they are allowed to use their nets. They will be fined for being in those area's. If they are caught in those area's again they will be fined and they will also have their permits revoked for good.
Over the winter months they will be updating the permits restrictions as they are over 15 years old. There will be a proposal put together to expand and/or restricted areas and also suggest some no-fishing days "maybe weekends and holidays" ect. If you see these boats inside these area's please continue to take photo's, record GPS numbers, and well as video if you can do so, or if you are harrassed please let me know.

You also need to contact the EPO's and they will do what they need to do. If you get any of this information of the Seiners being where they should not be, please foward the information to me, and I will send it to Chuck Cassella and he will bring it back to the board again.

I think that this is a good step in the right direction, even though alot of pogies have been taken in those areas already. I want to thank all of you who have written letters, made phone calls and sent emails about this issue as well Patrick Paquette and Chuck Cassella who pushed this issue with the board so that we have gotten something done about it now,not next season.

I have a copy of there permit information as well as the map of where they are aloud to fish, I do not know how to post it on here. I sent it to John R in an email yesterday so maybe he can add it to this post.

[blue oyster]

thanks to all who helped in speedy action , hopefully john can post those maps , i will print them and carry them on my boat , i recomend every boater do the same and call the epo's with any violations they see .

[TheSpecialist]

Good job Jules.

[BaddJack]

Common sense will prevail.

Always follow the rules.

[Raven]

great action Jules and Patrick
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i am not using even 1 % of my photo storage with a pro account
at photobucket so feel free to send me anything you want posted anytime

i will return you a link asap and post pics online too

John was a bit busy this morning with a blown up raid server....

[Fisherwoman]

Thanks all, but we can not give up, just keeping things in check thats all.
Raven if you send me an email with your email address I will send you those files to post,
thanks Jules

julbil@comast.net

[Raven]

eeeeeeeek mail sent

[BasicPatrick]

Maps should be on or are about the go on the MSBA Web Site

[JohnR]

Jules - thanks to all of you that kept the pot stirring on this...

Maps are about to go on here:



This link has the PDF file: http://striped-bass.com/striper-fish...Conditions.pdf

Sorry to be so long to get these up - little busy in work

[BEETLE]

Just FYI to anyone with interest - click and please read the attachment pdf file (below the map) for the black and white stuff and what the their requirements are to net in the "restricted" areas. Prohibited areas "in red hashmarks" should be self explanatory.

Glad I went to the meeting and that they were willing to hear us.
Thanks to Jules and Bill pursuading me to go.
Tip of the hat to the officials who stayed to hear us, and then acted on the information.

[Fisherwoman]

Thanks JohnR for putting this stuff up, I hope all of you who fish Boston Harbor will print this stuff out, the chart and the PDF file as beetle mentioned, and keep them with you when you are out there. If you see any of the seining boats in those area's we need photo's GPS numbers, or video if you can take it.

[nightfighter]

Where can I get a similar map that would show the same for areas of the northshore, specifically Salem?

[BEETLE]

I would assume DMF should have some info Ross.

[Crabby Cakes]

If anyone needs the Enviromental Police number they will be able to find it on the back of their boat registration.

[Swimmer]

This issue and the every spring issue of the squid boats fishing too close on the southside has to be kept in check so our fishery can survive. Thanks Pat and Chuck, Beetle, Jules and everyone sle who went on our behalf.

[Duke41]

how about naragansett bay