Sandy Hook Bay Shutdown to Fishing
 

http://www.navesinkmaritime.org/Nati...rine-Sanctuary

Think it can't happen? Just let them go ahead with this plan and it will be the beginning of the end !!! It already happened in Florida !:mad:

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Here's the proof
http://www.saltwatersportsman.com/bi...ishing-habitat

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Regarding Fishing and other recreational activities in SHB:

excerpt:
"NMS status will not directly affect any of those recreational activities. As such, there will be no new regulations beyond those that already exist, and activities that occurred before the NMS designation will continue to occur after the NMS designation."

http://www.navesinkmaritime.org/NMS-...onal-Character

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Go ahead and believe that. Your right the government NEVER changes it's mind or does 180's. Once you give the Fox the right to guard the Hen House all bets are off !

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It can and most likely will happen.. The political far left has almost absolute power on much of both coasts these days, and these things will certainly be implemented if it continues as is... Think not?... Please take a look at California's
"no take" zones...https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conserva...e/MPAs/Network

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I have to agree with scooter. Nothing good can come of this. In my opinion once set up, they will take more and more of our rights away.

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Thanks Steve !
However, given that this post already has almost two hundred views and only five replies shows the absolute apathy and could never happen here attitude that fisherman are famous for.

It will be too little too late when everyone wakes up and the smoke clears.:eek:

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I'd love to know where the money comes from to fund initiatives like this....our tax dollars directly or indirectly. How about no trying to fix what's not broken and use those dollars to reduce the taxes we pay every day. Not sure where this is headed but again someone somewhere in politics will be looking to make a name for themselves and these waters regardless of what the public is being told today will be off limits to the general public for the good of our children off course. A gift to our children........where do these people come from!

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The "Pew Foundation" is behind a lot of these closures. Although it is officially an independent organization it was founded by family and money associated with Sun Oil. SUNOCO. Their power comes in their ability to divide us, as already stated in another post "the far left" is to blame. Divide and conquer by using the media to make some of us feel "smarter" than the others. Not wanting to get into a pissing match is why so many of us just read and move on. In Florida the "official hearings" by government officials where our "fish quotas, and limits" are decided have actually been funded by the Pew Foundation. They have reserved the room, paid for the meals, and transportation of the officials to attend!! Their goal is to stop ALL fishing and as much human activity in the Oceans as possible. They do not let any facts stand in their way. When they insisted the Gulf of Mexico red snapper were all juveniles with no adults capable of reproduction, we provided ear bones of recently caught snapper that were over 20 years old, when they said the younger fish were no where to be found, we provided evidence that the young fish were everywhere. They then said it was to their credit as they had kept the fishery shut down for so long and the shut down needs to continue.........and on and on and on. Red snapper are all over the gulf, and the extreme limits continue. Oh well, I've had my rant!!!

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Dude, wake up.