President's Report

(from Jersey Coast Anglers Association July 2009 Newsletter)

There is a General Membership Meeting on June 30, 2009 at Brick Civic Plaza, 270 Chambers Bridge Road in Brick.

The 15th Annual JCAA Fluke Tournament was held on June 13 with a lot of anglers enjoying the day fishing. I have talked to a lot of anglers who participated and thanked us at JCAA for running this tournament and encouraged us to keep up the great work. On June 19 we had this year’s Fluke Tournament Awards Ceremony at Trump Marina in Atlantic City. I would like to thank Sharon McKenna, this year’s Fluke Tournament Director, and all the dedicated individuals that assisted to make this event a great success.

At our last general meeting we had the pleasure of having Dave Chanda and Tom McCloy from the State of New Jersey to give those in attendance a presentation on the Federal Saltwater Registry. The JCAA Saltwater Registry Committee will be taking a vote on a JCAA position on this very important topic at the general meeting which is June 30. It is important to have your club representatives present so your club has a say in the vote.

Bruce Freeman still needs letters of support for the New Jersey seat on the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. It is very important to have a recreational representative on this Council. He is very well qualified for the New Jersey seat on the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. Letters of support from your individual member clubs would go a long way in ensuring that he gains the seat. If you have any questions, please contact the JCAA Office.

Our next fund raising event will be our Sportsperson of the year Dinner/Dance which will be held on November 15 at Crystal Pt. Yacht Club in Pt. Pleasant. We are looking for nominations for this important honor. Please send a short bio of 150 words explaining the accomplishments of the nominee to the office. Also, it is not too early for your club to start talking about getting a table for this great event. Look for more information in future articles from our Dinner/Dance Committee in the newspaper.

As a reminder, the JCAA has an Operations Manager in the office to answer your questions. Operations Manager Sharon McKenna will try to give you the correct answer to your question or direct your call to the proper person.

I have received a few calls about the committees and I am still trying to make our individual committees more effective in this coming year. So volunteer some of your time for something you love so much. Being part of one of these committees you can get more involved and see how the system works. If you are interested in serving on them contact the JCAA office or me. Everyone have a safe summer and take your kids fishing - they are the future.

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