 JCAA
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April 2005 |
| NOTICES |
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NJ Artificial
Reef Program Put At Risk by Clean Ocean Action
JCAA Press Release March 11th 2005 |
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The permit
for New Jersey to continue its Artificial Reef Program is
currently under review by the Army Corps of Engineers. One
would think that this should be an automatic approval. The
New Jersey artificial Reef Program is one of the best........ |
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Prizes for the JCAA 2005
Hi-Rollers Raffle |
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It is now time for the JCAA High Rollers Raffle. We have put together a
terrific selection of rods and reels for one raffle with eight prizes that will
run until the April 26, 2005 JCAA meeting. This is one of JCAA's major
fundraisers and we need your support. The 8 prizes are listed below........
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Membership Renewal and
Sponsorship |
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With the start of the New Year, JCAA dues for 2005 are now due. Please
forward your dues in a timely manner since the JCAA relies on your support to
advance its initiatives that preserves your fishing rights. The JCAA
monitors the fishing scene on the national level to keep abreast of all of the
latest developments, but it pays special
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Advanced
Registration has Begun for JCAA 2005 Fluke Tournament -
Phil Celmer |
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This week our volunteers mailed over 3000 letters to past tournament
participants. You will receive yours with 5 raffle tickets to our High
Rollers Raffle. Even if you can’t make the tournament send in your raffle
tickets. If you can fish the tournament mark your calendar for June 11th
(fishing) and June 17th (ceremony) and send in your entry........ |
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Press Release -
Feb 23, 2005 - JCAA Position Paper on Striped Bass Bonus Program |
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At a February 22 membership meeting of Jersey Coast Anglers
Association the club representatives discussed and voted on the
JCAA preferred option for the bonus tag program if the present
striped bass regulations remain in effect. We also voted........ |
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Register For
NJEF's Annual Conference Sat April 2nd, 2005 |
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New Jersey Environmental Federation (NJEF)
will host its 19th annual conference “Getting New Jersey Back
on the Right Track” on April 2, 2005 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
Jackson Memorial High School’s Fine Arts Center, 101........ |
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NY Metropolitan
Press Association Dinner April 6th |
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New York Metropolitan Outdoor Press Association will hold their
66th annual dinner on April 6 at the Fiesta, on Route
17 South in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey. ........ |
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President's Report
by Bruce Smith |
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The JCAA, in early February, started collecting signatures on a
petition that solicits support to change the striped bass
regulations to two fish at 28 inches or over. The petition
was introduced at the Atlantic City Boat Show where 412
signatures were obtained. Since then..........
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| Youth
Education Report by Greg Kucharewski |
| The JCAA Youth Education
Committee received “Hooked On Fishing Not On Drugs” materials to support our
2005 youth education events. If your club or organization is interested in
utilizing HOFNOD materials for an upcoming 2005 youth fishing/education event, .... |
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| NJ
Artificial Reef Program |
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Clean Ocean
Action's Letter to ACOE on NJ Artificial Reef Permit |
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Dear Lieutenant Colonel Ruch and Ms. Ehinger, Clean Ocean Action
submits comments on the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection's, Division of Fish and Wildlife, application (No.
CENAP-OPR-2004001135-1) for a Department of the Army permit for
the deployment of artificial reef materials........ |
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JCAA Blasts
Reef Opposition Sunday
March 13, 2005 - by Al Ristori, Star-Ledger Staff |
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The Jersey Coast Anglers Association is upset about a Jan. 17
letter from Clean Ocean Action to the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. The letter asks the engineers to reject the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection application for a
permit for artificial reef materials........ |
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| Fisheries
Management & Legislative Report by Tom Fote |
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Included in this newspaper is the
JCAA position on the bonus tag program. The position paper
is self explanatory. As of this date, we have not heard
anything more from the Division of Fish and Wildlife and DEP
about implementing this program. In our position paper we
ask..... |
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Striped Bass
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Included in this newspaper is the JCAA
position on the bonus tag program. The position paper is
self explanatory. As of this date, we have not heard
anything more from the Division of Fish and Wildlife and DEP
about implementing this program. In our position paper we
ask ......... |
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Mercury Update |
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There are two interesting
articles included below. The first is about a study JCAA
is funding with Dr. Mike Gochfeld and Dr. Joanna Burger.
JCAA voted to appropriate $10,000 to support this study ....... |
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Upcoming Meetings
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the next few weeks I will attend two meetings of the National
Marine Fisheries Service. The first is scheduled for March
24 – 26 and the second is scheduled ......... |
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Meetings Attended |
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went to an interesting luncheon in California sponsored by the
United Anglers of California. The luncheon was scheduled
before the opening of the Fred Hall Show. I was impressed
with the 15 speakers at the meeting. Among the speakers
were......... |
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JCAA's Response to
Clean Ocean Action's Letter |
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month’s JCAA newspaper is JCAA’s response to Clean Ocean Action’s letter
requesting that the Army Corp of Engineers deny New Jersey’s permit for the
artificial reef program. I have also enclosed an article that Al Ristori
wrote dealing with this topic. What really concerns me......... |
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Striped Bass |
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Conservative
Argument for Striped Bass Law Doesn't Stick
Published in Asbury Park Press
02/27/05 by John Geiser |
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One of the arguments that
has surfaced to support the present striped bass law is that it is more conservative than the other two popular
options. In other words, the measure that allows the harvest of a 24- to
less than 28-inch striped bass benefits the stocks more than two fish at
28 inches and up ........ |
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Summer Flounder |
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Ristori: Council
Leaves Fluke Rules Alone
Tuesday March 8th 2005, by Al
Ristori, Star-Ledger Staff |
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The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council pretty
much left last year's fluke regulations in place, as expected, when they
met last week in Galloway Township. Subject to final approval by the state
Department of Environmental Protection and the notification process, all
of which should occur within a month, anglers will have ........ |
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Fisheries Management |
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Broken Promises of
Fishery Management by
John T. Koegler |
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Anglers always look forward to
better fishing due to fishery management. They strongly support conservation.
Anglers had expected a fair shake from fish regulations when the stock
recovered and this did not happen. However, many of the current management
regulations are heavily biased ........ |
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Hunting |
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Sunday Bow Hunting
Would Have Many Merits
The Times of Trenton, Friday March 4th by J.B. Kasper |
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With deer populations at
record levels in the states along the East Coast, fish and wildlife
departments are looking for ways to control the burgeoning deer herds.
In recent years, one of the most effective methods has been bow hunting,
especially in areas........ |
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| Environment |
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Mercury on the
Rise The Record,
Thursday, March 3rd 2005, by Lindy Washburn |
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Most of the
fish sold in supermarkets and fish stores in New Jersey contain
more mercury than the federal government expects, say the
authors of a new study. The study tested commercial fish
statewide and found tuna was most contaminated with mercury and
flounder was the safest fish........ |
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Are Jersey's
Coastal Fish Free of Harmful Mercury ?
by Joanna Burger and Michael
Gochfield |
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TRENTON, NJ (February 3, 2005) -
The state of New Jersey receives good grades for its efforts to reduce mercury
pollution and exposure, according to a report released today by several
environmental organizations that compared actions by mid-Atlantic states in
addressing mercury. Mercury in the
Mid-Atlantic: Are States Meeting the Challenge?, was released by the
National Wildlife Federation........ |
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