SIGN THE ANTI-CITES PETITION!

[bilgerat]

Signed it yesterday #1106 its starting to take off words spreading

[twofinbluna]

Nice job, guys, lets keep it going! Doing well but we need more!!!

[twofinbluna]

Just so people know, the enviro groups have already started using this possible listing as a way top affect domestic regs. There is a bluefin regulatory amendment in the works, it had been started as a result of overwhelming support out of the fishery, and the comment period ended last week. One of the rule changes was to allow for the winter (NC, SC, VA) fishery to stay open all winter and not be closed on some default date. This was something with a lot of support from all parts of the fishery.

The amendment was supposed to be in place in time, BUT last few weeks the enviros got support out of Congress to have the comment period delayed over 3 months, until the last day of March, because of the threat of a CITES listing. So now the rule changes wont be in place in time, and likely never will be due to the enviro pressure. This should open the eyes of anyone who does not think an actual listing will impact the fishery here.

Thanks for all the support, Merry Xmas.

[TunaJohn]

add 2 more to the list up to 1700