|
|
Send This Page to a Friend!
|
You can submit your copy of The Petition to End Nearshore Commercial Fishing to DFG and other State agencies by filling out the form at the bottom of the page and clicking "Send". ATTENTION: NEARSHORE ROCKFISH CLOSED UNTIL MAY 1ST, LINGCOD CLOSED THROUGH JUNE Have you noticed the price of fishing license increasing every year and the ocean fishing season decreasing along with the availability of fish? Do you think the two-month nearshore rockfish and four-month lingcod closures are short-term blips?" Think again. If you're ready to give up your fishing and spearfishing opportunities for an increasing number of months each year with lower bag limits and other restrictions as well as a dwindling resource, then by all means, don't sign this petition. |
|
California Department of Fish & Game State of California
California State Assembly, NatuWater, Parks and Wildlife Committee
California State Senate Natural Resources and Wildlife Committee
It will be quoted in its entirety prefaced by your comments (should you wish to add any) and:
Although the nearshore represents only a tiny part of overall ocean resources, it is also the only and unique access for thousands of recreational divers and fishermen. As involved members of various constituent groups, we have witnessed the rapid erosion of the privileges and rights we have enjoyed to access those resources. We believe this is due, in large part, to the rapid expansion of the nearshore commercial fishery over the last ten years. We believe that expansion has resulted in the displacement of what was once a satisfying and fully utilized recreational fishery. We believe it is time the nearshore be returned to its former status as a fishery that was satisfying to the public which depended so much on it for recreational opportunities. It is time to end the widespread serial depletion of this precious resource in exchange for the short-term profits of a small number of commercial entities. In order to protect this resource and the recreational opportunities so important to California's recreational population: We hereby declare our support for a legislative ban on nearshore commercial fin fishing in the State of California. The ban shall encompass all nearshore fish stocks as defined by Section 1.90, page 6 of the 2001 Sport Fishing Regulations and Lingcod. The area of this ban shall extend from shoreline out to three nautical miles. |
|
Copyright © 1997 - 2001 The Fish Sniffer. All rights reserved. |