Narr Bay Pogie Help - Page 2

JayR · 07-04-2007, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by CaptDom

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Do you remember my rantings this past spring about this bill and how they were gonna leave the door open for some idiots out of state to park here and fill up their holds.....Where's all the outrage over that?(or are the "caring" masses of outspoken ARK haters just plain ignorant to this new twist??) Or should I say that the special interest groups(RISAA-SNESA) seem oblivious to this. Nothing like a good ol fashion band wagon campaign, loaded with propaganda...meanwhile the real criminals waltz in unobstructed and unopposed.....makes me sick.

I was not aware of this.... So, I plead ignorance

Looks like it is a day late and a dollar short but DEM just imposed new limits for bait fish to address this situation.

This is from the July 4th ProJo

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DEM imposes new limits for bait fish on board

01:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, July 4, 2007

The state Department of Environmental Management yesterday filed emergency regulations stipulating the amount of menhaden that commercial fishermen in Rhode Island waters can possess.
Menhaden, a bait fish for the lobster industry, attract striped bass and are valuable to recreational fishermen, who also use them as bait. They are also important because their presence contributes to the overall health of Narragansett Bay and the ecosystem, according to the DEM.
The new regulations limit to 75,000 pounds the amount of menhaden allowed per vessel per day, whether the fishermen are fishing in Rhode Island waters or just passing through, the DEM reports.
“They can possess whatever [amount of menhaden] out in federal waters, but once they come into our state waters, they’re subject to our requirements,” said Steven H. Hall, chief of the DEM’s Division of Law Enforcement.
This daily cap will be adjusted as necessary. It is in place now to protect the menhaden that migrated into Narragansett Bay waters through June, the DEM reports.
Hall said today he can’t recall a time in the past when the DEM had issued emergency regulations regarding menhaden.
An estimated 8 million pounds of menhaden migrated into the waters this season, and slightly more than 2 million pounds have already been landed by commercial fishing operations, according to the DEM. Because DEM scientists estimate that 4 million pounds of menhaden are necessary to maintain Bay health and an excellent feed base for other fish such as striped bass, that leaves fewer than 2 million pounds available now to commercial fishermen.

CaptDom · 07-04-2007, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by B² Tackle

I was not aware of this.... So, I plead ignorance

Jason, I was poking at the RISAA boys, who were so up in arms over ARK that they polluted their Spring fishing show with all the propaganda, but not a peep on this license being granted to an out of state entity. Nothing ever came of the two bills in their campaign to get rid of all commercial harvest thankfully, but a measure to prevent the BIG Maine Boat from doing its thing this year would have been easy, without the emergency DEM ruling.....In other words

CaptDom · 07-04-2007, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by B² Tackle

I was not aware of this.... So, I plead ignorance

Looks like it is a day late and a dollar short but DEM just imposed new limits for bait fish to address this situation.

This is from the July 4th ProJo

I was taking a shot at the RISAA and SNESA groups, who were so up in arms over ARK they mounted a huge propaganda campaign against them, but not a peep out of them about the BIG boat from Maine. I can't stand do-gooders that jump on a cause without truely caring about the big picture......

JayR · 07-04-2007, 10:20 PM

Dom, I did not think you were speaking to me directly.

I quickly pleaded ignorance on the issue without hesitation as I do not fish the bay.... Heck, I have not fished in RI any more than a few hours in the past 20 years. Frankly, my opinion is that RI fishing sucks more often than not. Yes, it was a good spring but it never lasts.... Always a few weeks here and there but not enough to give reason to concentrate my efforts.

Fishing the Cape and Islands is far preferable as far as I am concerned.

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