It has come to my attention that the PFMC has decided to reallocate 18 metric tons of nearshore rockfish from the recreational fishery south of Cape Mendocino...
I'm responding to the article, California Sportfishing Restrictions Tightened in today's Contra Costa Times. As the Fish and Game Commission further shuts down...
Bob, I think you are engaging in a little revisionist history here. First off the origin of the MLMA was a group of commercial nearshore fishermen going to the...
Chris Miller
cmlobster@...
Dec 8, 2001 8:55 pm
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(Bob) "The anti-commercial rhetoric coupled with denigrating the department is not going to help the situation." Chris Miller Chris, in good faith, I engaged...
Chris; Recreational fishers and responsible environmental groups are in this not as a resource grab or anti-commercial campaign, but to protect the resource. ...
Ok, one of my own has chastised me for my recent blast. As I told him, I did not mean to blast the FGC. They handed down a decision that was the best one based...
Dear Chris, After almost 35 years of looking at our fish stocks under water, I realize the extent of devastation. These new divers and especially those who...
ted
ted@...
Dec 10, 2001 12:58 am
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Were these fish on the table as fish destined to be caught in the first place. assuming that somehow enough fish are left to reproduce or carry on then what is...
I remember quite a while ago sending a post to mike Malone via oceancoalition listserve offering my services as an sFO and he basically told me thanks but no...
Why restricted access for recreationals? Recreationals are looking at a bevy of depleted reefs new bag limits and seasons. Commercial fishing decline in many...
Are rod and reel entirely selective? I think you should really qualify your request for selective gear. Some may question how selective you require it to be....
Ron, It is almost 2002 alot has happened since the cases of over fishing you cite. Lets get back to the drawing board here. We were talking about Gill nets at...
Chris Miller
cmlobster@...
Dec 11, 2001 5:20 am
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Chris thanks for your response. I realize that you are a professional advocate for commercial fisheries, as well as being a working fisher, I understand you...
... Apples and oranges. Rod and reel are not categorized as either Category I or II gear. For good reason, it has vastly less bycatch. Don't agree? Then your...
Ron There is no legal basis for the statement. "nat'l park of the ocean". Management of fish in the waters surrounding the CINP and in the CINMS is the...
Ron, I am a professional fisherman and an advocate for better fishery management. I would be happy to be a professional advocate, I think I have gotten the ...
Chris Miller
cmlobster@...
Dec 12, 2001 4:58 am
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... Jim, Notice I use quotes. ED and other environmental groups use the MPA analogy to national parks in their literature all the time. It's a good analogy. ...
Chris, I stand corrected, you, like me, are a volunteer. I was paid staff for Sea Turtle Restoration Project. I helped develop our "Reform California Gillnet...
Ron Sorry, I'm not up on what the categories denote. Are these categories defined in law or regulation? Where? Do the categories denote a level of by-catch...
Ron, Let me give you another perspective on your complaints about the F&G department. It is sort of a loose historical one but accurate. The department at one...
Chris Miller
cmlobster@...
Dec 13, 2001 3:49 am
1251
Jim, these categories are mandated by the MMPA to rate the impact various gear has on marine mammals. Category I us the worst. However there are those gear ...
Chris, I'm not sure the point you are making in your recount of history. We're not talking pollution here, but fisheries reform. If you are insinuating that ...
Chris, My opinion is simple. Recreational anglers need to be listened to and the lack of official representation will always lead to these debates. My...
In opposing commercial fishing in the nearshore, a number of folks have cited the State Constitution at Article 1, Section 25, as granting recreational...
MLeoWeber@...
Dec 18, 2001 4:39 pm
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Mike Weber wrote, [In opposing commercial fishing in the nearshore, a number of folks have cited the State Constitution at Article 1, Section 25, as granting ...
Mike; I interpret the state constitution to grant fishing as an "individual righ" not a commercial one. If an individual wants to be an owner operator and fish...
Ron, The recreational interests did get a preference in allocation of the nearshore. They got a preference in total allowable catch and they can fish every day...
Chris Miller
cmlobster@...
Dec 19, 2001 3:50 am
1258
Hello Mike, I don't agree the references to CSC Article 1, Section 25 are made in "opposition" to commercial fishing. In fact, the most unfettered statement...
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