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Youth Education Report
by Greg Kucharewski
(from Jersey Coast Anglers Association January 2006 Newsletter)
HOFNOD CERTIFICATION
The JCAA Youth Education Committee would like to schedule a sign-up “Hooked On Fishing Not On Drugs” certification training session during the month of January and February 2006. We will provide a sign-up sheet for JCAA member representatives at the JCAA general membership meetings. Club representatives can bring the HOFNOD sign-up certification sheets back to their clubs and return the information to the JCAA Youth Education Committee. Members of the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife will present the HOFNOD certification program. Wayne Tonneson, NJ Conservation Officer and NJ State Coordinator for the Future Fisherman Foundation’s “Hooked On Fishing Not On Drugs” program, will assist the JCAA Youth Education Committee with choosing a training/certification schedule that will be suitable for our needs. If you would like more information about the upcoming HOFNOD certification program and youth fishing programs, please e-mail Greg Kucharewski at gkucharews@aol.com and place HOFNOD in the subject line.
YOUTH FISHING GUIDE
Dr. Eleanor Bochenek, Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, Rutgers University, has completed her Young People's Guide to Fishing, Crabbing, and Clamming in Barnegat Bay. The book is currently being printed and will be available in early 2006. The JCAA Youth Education Committee plans to use the book in their 2006 programs. The book is written for junior high students and contains information on ethical angling, how to fish, crab, and clam, the life history of key recreational fish, blue crabs, and hard clams, safe boating; wetlands, sea grasses, pollution, marine debris, exotic species, and endangered and threatened animals and plants with an emphasis on Barnegat Bay. This publication is a result of work partially funded by the Trust for Public Land, Barnegat Bay Environmental Grant Fund, and the Jersey Coast Anglers Association in cooperation with the Marine Trades Association of New Jersey, Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension of Ocean County, and the Jersey Coast Anglers Association.
OUTDOOR SPORTSMEN SHOWS
The Jersey Coast Anglers Association's, Youth Education Committee, will be featuring special youth education seminars at upcoming sportsmen shows. Participating merchants at the hunting and fishing expositions will offer special promotions at their booths for children attending the Jersey Coast Anglers Association's, Youth Fishing Seminars. Parents are also welcome to attend.