 JCAA
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March
2006 |
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NOTICES |
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Need a Speaker for an Upcoming
Meeting? |
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The JCAA has teamed up with
the NJ Department of Environmental Protection to develop a Powerpoint
presentation to give to clubs around the state. Lynette Lurig from the
DEP did most of the work and would be the primary speaker. The title is “What
You Need to Know About Fishing in New Jersey”.
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Striped Bass
Gamefish 2006 - Saturday May 20 2006
- by Brad Burns |
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Striped Bass Game Fish 2006 will be the
most important event in the history of saltwater recreational advocacy in
the Northeast. We have aligned ourselves with three of the nation’s top
recreational fishing organizations – the International Game Fish
Association, the Federation of Fly Fishers, and the American Sportfishing
Association - to organize an afternoon....... |
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2006 Fluke Tournament - Bigger
and Better Port Prizes |
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Mark your calendar for June 10th
(fishing) and June 16th (ceremony). This year’s tournament
promises to be the best tournament in Jersey Coast’s 25 year history:
super port prizes - 120 of them, maybe more - and a fun time for all while
you help JCAA maintain its ability to fight for your fishing rights. This
tournament, in its twelfth year....... |
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NJ Sea Grant Holds 4th Annual
Charterboat Workshop |
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New Jersey Sea Grant will
hold a business and fisheries management meeting on Thursday, March 23 for
charterboat operators. The location is
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Saltwater Fishing Expo March
17 - 19, Somerset NJ |
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An all new event for the saltwater angler, The Saltwater Fishing Expo, has
created a significant amount of excitement in the sportfishing industry.
Running March 17-19, at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, NJ,
the Expo features the entire world of saltwater angling........ |
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JCAA High Rollers Raffle |
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It is now time for the JCAA High Rollers 2006 Raffle. We have put
together a terrific selection of rods and reels for one raffle with eight
prizes that will be drawn on April 25, 2006. This is a major fundraiser
for the JCAA. The 8 prizes are listed below with a total value almost of
$3,300, Tickets will be ........ |
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President's Report
by Bruce Smith |
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The JCAA is a volunteer organization and we need your help! Can you
spare one day a week to help in the office in Toms River for March, April
and May? This is the time we need help with our Fluke tournament.
No special talent is needed, just a willingness to help. ..... |
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Fisheries Management & Legislative Report by Tom Fote |
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Fluke Tournament Survey and the MRFSS
- by Tom Siciliano |
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Included below are two
articles of interest to JCAA members. The John Geiser article discusses the
value of the JCAA Fluke Tournament Survey. Geiser points out that JCAA’s
catch data for 2004/2005 reflects approximately the same decline as the Marine
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Annual Fluke Tourney Serves Important Purpose
- by John Geiser |
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The value of the information from the Jersey Coast Anglers Association's fluke
tournament was underscored again last year when it was found that the data
closely mirrored the Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey
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JCAA Makes Tough Decisions on Striped Bass and Summer Flounder
- by Tom Fote |
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My favorite JCAA decisions are those we can all agree on. Everyone goes
away upset about the same thing and not mad at JCAA. However, we don’t
always have the luxury of easy decisions. Sometimes there is no way to
make everyone happy and JCAA, as always, is willing to step up and make the
tough decisions. Enclosed below are excerpts
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Weakfish Survey Reels in Big Surprise
- by Al Ristori |
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New Yorkers must be terrible weakfish anglers! At least that would appear to be
the case if the results of the Marine Recreational Fishing Statistics Survey for
last year are accurate. New Jersey sportsmen are credited with catching
1,017,378 weakfish while
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Highly Migratory Species Report by
John T. Koegler |
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Last week, the National
Coalition for Marine Conservation sent their members an important action
alert. This alert reminded their members that NOAA’s New Highly Migratory
Species Management Plan released on August 18, 2005 has a comment period
that will end on ...... |
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Bluefin Tuna Issues |
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Most recreational fishermen
are not aware that in 2005 anglers were fishing for school bluefin tuna
using their 2006 quota. It is expected that in 2006 there will be a closed
season on the
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Weather Alert |
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The recent intense NE blizzard along our coast was more than a gentle
reminder that storms intensity is increasing. During the wee morning
hours, at the height of that blizzard there was an extended period of
rolling thunder and lightning in my area
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New Jersey Passes Strict New
Boating License |
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I have not seen any
articles about the New Jersey legislators recently passing of a tough new
boat operator licensing law. See
www.Boating-Industry.com and go to recent archives.I have not
considered every issue raised by this new law but there are several that
are troubling and several that seem important that are not covered. Given
that there are few fatal boating ...... |
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Sharks |
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In Science magazines
January 17, 2003 issue starting on page 389 there is a shocking scientific
report from a Canadian University about the condition of the shark
population in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.(www.sciencemag.org)
Using NMFS data sets researchers from Dalhousie University’s Department of
Biology wrote an article titled: “Collapse and Conservation of Shark...... |
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BOATER CERTIFICATION |
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NJ Boaters On Deck for Certification
- by MaryAnn Spoto, Start Ledger |
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On most summer Thursday evenings, it's not unusual to find a
dozen or so boats anchored in the Metedeconk River in Brick
Township, as music lovers come to listen to the free concerts on
shore. But whenever the concerts are followed by fireworks,
hundreds of boats converge, many recklessly speeding...... |
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| JCAA
POSITION STATEMENT |
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JCAA Position Statement on
Addendum XVII to Summer Flounder ,Scup
& Seabass FMP
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New Jersey fishermen have been wondering for a long time how officials of
the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission feel about them, and the
current issue of the commission's Fisheries Focus spells it out. John V.
O'Shea, executive director of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission, heard from a number of anglers ...... |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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Two Very Important
Presentations |
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Lee Crockett, Executive
Director of The Marine Fish Conservation Network, discussed the
reauthorization of the Magnuson/Stevens Act (MSA), parts of which were
outlined in last month’s newsletter.
There are many things in the current proposed bill that
recreational anglers can support ...... |
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Letter from Congressman Frank Pallone to
ASMFC on Summer Flounder |
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Dear Chairman Pate: I am writing to express my strong
opposition to any plan that would force New Jersey to retain its 2005 summer
flounder regulations in order to aid other states. On February 22nd, the ASMFC's
Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Management Board will be reviewing
summer flounder regulations for 2006
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