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Take action now to get pots off the reefs
Following is a vital message from Capt. Peter Grimbilas about the Pots Off the Reefs legislation that has a majority of the Assembly signed on as cosponsors, but won’t come to a vote before
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NJDEP-NJ Saltwater Recreational Registry Program
http://www.nj.gov/dep/saltwaterregistry/ REGISTRATION IS FREE Registration for 2012 will begin on November 1, 2011. Please see FAQ #5 for details Background: In 2006 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was charged with the creation
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NJOA – Three more Co-Sponors added to Reef Bill!
Three more Co-Sponors added to Reef Bill! December 11, 2011 Press release Belmar, NJ The NJOA has been informed that three (3) new Assembly Co-Sponsors have signed on to Bill A1152, which prohibits the
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Panel Votes to Reduce a Forage Fish Catch
NY Times Link: Panel Votes to Reduce a Forage Fish Catch By ABBY GOODNOUGH Published: November 9, 2011 BOSTON — A fishing oversight group voted Wednesday to sharply reduce the allowable East Coast catch
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RFA Alert – NOAA REQUESTS $54 MILLION TO REDUCE FISHING EFFORT
Recreational Fishing Alliance Contact: Jim Hutchinson, Jr. / 888-564-6732 For Immediate Release November 3, 2011 NOAA REQUESTS $54 MILLION TO REDUCE FISHING EFFORT RFA Says Agency Seeking Congressional Aid to Destroy Fishing Communities In
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Comment Period on Ammendment 1 for Interstate Mehaden Management closes Nov 2nd
If you haven’t already reviewed the Draft Addendum V to Amendment 1 to the Interstate Fishery Management for Atlantic Menhaden on the ASMFC website, please do so now. Public comment will be accepted until
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NJOA suggests anglers take MAFMC survey
NJOA suggests anglers take MAFMC survey The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (responsible for management of fisheries in federal waters which occur predominantly off the mid-Atlantic coast) is looking for anglers to help in developing
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Shore11.org – NPR – NOAA reports of yet another possible cause for decline of striped bass
NPR: January 25, 2011 Atlantic Weather May Be Key Culprit In Fish Decline The striped bass is in trouble again. During the 1980s, wildlife managers said these big, full-bodied fish — favorites of anglers along
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Keep Our Bait In The State
Capt Paul Eidman (Shore11.org) – DEPLETION OF FORAGE FISH IN COASTAL NEW ENGLAND WATERS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPEARANCE OF OUT OF STATE BOATS ALONG JERSEY SHORES (read more…)
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Menhaden Management Public Meeting
The public hearing on changes to the Menhaden Management Plan will be held at 7 p.m., Sept. 29 in the Toms River Municipal Building at 33 Washington Street. Click here for more information
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