NJ Summer Flounder Appeal hearing

[dales529]

Our appeal against option 5 / 3 fish at 19" will be heard at the spring ASMFC meeting on Thursday May 11 between 8 -1030AM Looks like its early in the agenda
8 – 10:30 a.m.
Interstate Fisheries Management Program Policy Board Supplemental
•Welcome/Call to Order (D. Grout)
•Board Consent •Approval of Agenda
•Approval of Proceedings from January 2017

•Public Comment
•Executive Committee Update (D. Grout)
•Review and Consider New Jersey Appeal of Addendum XXVIII to the Summer Flounder Fishery Management Plan Final Action (D. Grout)

Stay Tuned, should be an interesting ride as this is still just another step the procedural battle and even if rejected doesn't mean an end to the fight.
Worth a listen in if you have time

http://www.asmfc.org/home/2017-spring-meeting

[dales529]

Bump
Listen in so you know what we are up against.

[Blackfish Doug]

You better hope that DR.Pierce from Mass: or Bullard is not voting on this because if they are you guys are screwed. I think it's time we get the names of the people out there that are making these decisions. Us as fisherman should demand that they get replaced with more qualified people. I'm not as educated as most of you who know so much more about this stuff. But lets get the names out blast Facebook get it viral with it ask for them to be removed from service.

[Ttmako]

NJ proposing 3@18"

[Ttmako]

Appeal was just tabled until the next meeting.
Motion carried 17-0

[Ttmako]

Motion to find NJ out of compliance is being heard now.

[Ttmako]

NJ is out of compliance.
Motion carried 12-0-4-0

[laketrout]

So what does that mean if NJ is out of compliance?

[Ttmako]

Amended motion carried as follows
13-1-2

[dales529]

NJ has until May 21 to meet option 5 3 fish @19" May 21 to Sept 28 128 days or get the new conservation equivalency measure of 3 fish @18" May 25 to Sept 5 104 days approved by the Technical Committee / Summer Flounder board.

So we wait and see what happens next week.