Support the Efforts of United We Fish
Saturday, January 23, 2010
To: Anglers, hunters, trappers, all conservationists
It has been proven that the united efforts of outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen can positively educate and influence legislators about conservation and our freedoms to enjoy our country's natural resources. Once again, extremists with an agenda to restrict, or ultimately ban, our freedoms are at work manipulating laws to prevent us from exercising our freedoms to fish, hunt or participate in the sustainable use of natural resources. Whether the assaults come from Pew, PETA, HSUS, or whether they are directed at anglers, hunters, trappers or foresters - it is clear that we will allow them to determine our futures if we do not assert ourselves.
FISHERMEN TO MARCH ON WASHINGTON
"United We Fish" To Seek Congressional Support On February 24
As many of you know, recreational and commercial fishermen will gather together on the steps of the Capitol on February 24, 2010 from noon until 3 p.m. in an organized demonstration against the unintended negative impacts of the Magnuson Stevens Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the federal fisheries law which was revised in January of 2007. Coordinating the march under the flag of United We Fish, rally organizers are hoping to see a large show of force in defense of coastal communities.
The groups organized through United We Fish are hoping to prove to legislators just how many American anglers and business owners are truly being impacted by the overly restrictive management requirements created by MSA based on non scientific arbitrary deadlines. According to Bob Zales of the Conservation Cooperative of Gulf Fishermen (CCGF), the time-specific deadlines mandated by MSA coupled with flawed data collection methods are forcing anglers off the water. "
Details available at the following link, including arrangements for bus transportation to DC.
http://www.ssfff.net/marchondc.html
Anthony P. Mauro, Sr, Chair
New Jersey Outdoor Alliance
New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Conservation Foundation
New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Environmental Projects
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