 JCAA
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May
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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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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We have many committees at JCAA. It is hard enough finding a
chairman for each committee but finding committee members is a real
struggle. Remember, you don’t have to be a club representative to be
a member of a committee. All you need is an interest and a desire to
represent your club on the committee. The chairman of each committee
is listed in this newspaper ..... |
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Fisheries Management & Legislative Report by Tom Fote |
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Recreational Statistics |
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I attended a meeting on March 29 – 30 in Washington DC hosted by the National
Marine Fisheries Service. At this meeting we heard the preliminary report
from the National Research Council – a branch of the National Academy of
Sciences on recreational statistics........ |
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LNG Island |
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JCAA scheduled a meeting with The Atlantic Sea Island Group LNG project,
Safe Harbor Energy for April 26. This meeting was canceled because the
Atlantic Sea Island Group did not want to open it up to all our club reps
and invited guests
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ASA Meeting |
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I attended two ASA meetings in the last month. The joint salt and
freshwater meeting was held the week of April 3. Many issues were
discussed including access and mercury contamination. The
reauthorization of the Magnuson Act was the topic of a lengthy discussion
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Saltwater License |
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Last month I wrote about my experience with a saltwater fishing license in
California. As luck would have it, I was in Texas for 5 days and wanted to
do some fishing between meetings. I knew I needed a saltwater license.
But I didn’t realize .............. |
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ASMFC Meeting Week |
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May 8, 2006
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
American Lobster Management Board
May 9, 2006
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Atlantic Herring Section
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Bill Hogarth - "Dear
Constituents"... |
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NOAA Fisheries Service has just received preliminary findings
from the National Research Council – a branch of the National
Academy of Sciences – about our recreational data collection
science program. You might remember that I commissioned NRC to
conduct this review in the fall of 2004 as part of an overall
effort to modernize our science program for recreational fishing........ |
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Highly Migratory Species Report by
John T. Koegler |
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Bluefin Tuna |
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Your school
BFT season this year for the normally caught locally school fish between
27” to 47 “is in doubt. RFA is working hard within the political arena to
change NMFS proposal. The timeframe for NMFS decision is upon us and
we will soon know what the fate of our 2006 school fishery will be...... |
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MRFSS Meeting |
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I attended a MRFSS meeting
that covered how MRFSS estimates anglers' landings of key recreational
species. The meeting was positive and indicated some willingness
on their part to modify how they estimate recreational landings |
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For-Hire Survey |
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The 2005
for-hire survey was created to more accurately determine how many
recreational anglers were fishing on charter and headboats. The survey
took those reporting and compared that boat to their data base. If a
charterboat was not in a state’s data base the state’s number was adjusted
to account for the additional boats...... |
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Dolphin-Wahoo Plan |
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ASMFC is
making a brave effort to correct this plan which was gutted by NMFS last
year. After several years of dolphin/wahoo plan rejections by NMFS, they
finally approved the plan in late 2004. It became effective on September
30, 2005...... |
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More Tough Regulations |
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NMFS has sent notice to all charter and head boats with NE multi-species
fishery permits (Winter species) that there is now a proposed control date
of March 30, 2006 in that fishery...... |
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Education Report - by Greg Kucharewski |
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On April 9, 2006, members of the Shark River Surf Anglers
ran another successful FREE trout contest. There were plenty of hot
drinks and goodies to start a morning of trout fishing. This event
is a favorite for children because the Shark River Surf Anglers work hard
to make sure quality trout are stocked for the tournament and young
anglers have a better chance at catching their first fish..... |
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Miscellaneous |
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ASA Press Release |
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April 7, 2006 - Alexandria, VA…Due to the efforts of thousands of anglers
and the sportfishing industry, there will
be a 2006 California Pacific Ocean salmon season. In a near unanimous vote
by the Pacific Fisheries Management Council (PFMC) on April 6, 2006...... |
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Scientists Try to Count Fish
in the Sea |
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With numbers shrinking
industrywide, scientists' counting formulas are all the more crucial. But
often, politics is part of the equation as well. Braced against a stiff wind, Paul
Piavis, Butch Webb and Keith Whiteford hauled a net heavy with fish from the
Choptank River into their motorboat and spilled them into a tub ...... |
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Pallone to Oppose Offshore Gas
Terminal Plans |
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Rep. Frank
J. Pallone Jr., D-N.J., said he will oppose plans to build an artificial
island and liquid natural gas terminal 19 miles east of Sea Bright, including it
in a list of industrial uses he would ban by legislation.... |
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2007 NJDEP Division of Fish
and Wildlife Budget |
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TRENTON—On March 21,
Governor Corzine delivered a sobering message to New Jerseyans projecting a $4.8
billion budget shortfall for 2007. The
proposed $30.9 billion budget includes $2.5 billion in
cuts and constrained growth. Total state spending growth has been constrained to
$2.6 billion and the use of one-time revenue
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Environment |
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The Failure of Chemical
Regulation" The Case of Mercury |
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Mercury pollution offers us a well-lit window into the failed system of
chemical regulation in the U.S. Mercury was discovered harming
humans in Japan starting in 1953 – 53 years ago. Hundreds of people were
affected by severe brain damage, blindness, and horrendous birth defects..... |
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