Fluke Quote: Response from Senator Menendez

[joerosa1]

Surprise email (form letter) response from Senator Menendez regarding a submitted letter to your Senator and Representative from Keep America Fishing

https://keepamericafishing.org/summer-flounder
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Dear Mr. Rosa :

Thank you for contacting me to express your concerns regarding summer flounder quotas. Your opinion is very important to me, and I appreciate the opportunity to respond to you on this critical issue.

As you know, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) recently finalized a rule that would see summer flounder quotas reduced by 29% in 2017 and an additional 16 % in 2018. I recently sent a letter with some of my colleagues from New Jersey to Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker requesting a delay in any reductions in summer flounder quotas until NOAA Fisheries can reexamine its methodology and conduct a new benchmark stock assessment for summer flounder.

While I believe that we must sustainably manage our fisheries, our management strategies must be grounded in sound scientific data. Reductions to fishing quotas can have broad reaching consequences for our shore communities, and should be implemented in ways that minimize local impacts. Please be assured that I will continue to monitor the developing situation with summer flounder quotas, and will keep your thoughts squarely in mind moving forward.

Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts with me. Please do not hesitate to contact me if I may be of further assistance. I invite you to visit my website ( http://menendez.senate.gov ) to learn more about how I am standing up for New Jersey families in the United States Senate.

[JBird]

Democracy in action, as screwed up as the country is it can still function.

[joerosa1]

Originally Posted by JBird

Democracy in action, as screwed up as the country is it can still function.

A relative, who works with these guys, informed me that congressman notice and potentially respond to volumes the call (higher priority)/emails that hit their offices over a short period of time. Pressure from their constituents has an impact.

BTW, need to ask the Big Jamaica for a free trip/royalties for using the porgy picture from the offshore trip.

[NoLimit]

NJ's other Senator is Corey Booker. Besides that, there are a dozen Congressmen. We should organize petition forms on this and other websites where you list your name and contact info. Every name would then go to the Senators and respective Congressman and President to send the message directly to Wash DC. This would have a greater impact than attending meetings by industry panels that are rigged against us.

[SaltLife1980]

Neither of those links work. I got an email which is most likely the same one to everyone saying that he was going to monitor the situation. Meaning he isnt doing shit. Its a ****ing joke...

[joerosa1]

Originally Posted by SaltLife1980

Neither of those links work. I got an email which is most likely the same one to everyone saying that he was going to monitor the situation. Meaning he isnt doing shit. Its a ****ing joke...

Links fix, appreciate pointing that out
https://keepamericafishing.org/summer-flounder

[NoLimit]

Originally Posted by joerosa1

Links fix, appreciate pointing that out
https://keepamericafishing.org/summer-flounder

Perfect. I just did it. It only took a minute and it is going to my Senators and Representative. Yes you will get a form letter response but believe me, it works.

These guys can lose primary elections by a few thousand votes so they do listen to a thousand responses

[SaltLife1980]

Originally Posted by NoLimit

Perfect. I just did it. It only took a minute and it is going to my Senators and Representative. Yes you will get a form letter response but believe me, it works.

These guys can lose primary elections by a few thousand votes so they do listen to a thousand responses

Yeah i got one.... Said he is going to monitor the situation....... ****ING JOKE!!!!!!!!!

[dales529]

NJ State Legislation Meeting in Trenton
Thursday 1/19 1:00PM Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Hearing

AR206 Urges National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct new summer flounder assessment before implementing catch limits for 2017.

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bills/BillView.asp

Glad to see its on the Agenda. It all starts somewhere. Keep all those letters and petitions coming!

[Gerry Zagorski]

Very big step here. Great to see it on the agenda and glad this issue is finally getting the legislative attention it deserves.

Great work to all involved and lets prepare to get dug in for what I'm sure is going to be a long bumpy ride with a lot of twists and turns.