Wake Up America

[Hatterized]

thanks for providing the post and contact info....more of big brother assuming and limiting our rights......

[anthony]

just another step by the Obama administration in moving us toward a "world government." Pathetic to say the least.

[Marlinhunter2]

http://www.un.org/Depts/los/conventi...convention.htm

[LeftOar]

This is a great example of the "bait and switch" this Obama admin has made on almost all fronts of governing. In a letter response to Sportfishing Magazine before the election last fall the Obama folks (it was obvious he himself had NOTHING to do with the content of the reply, I doubt he has ever owned a rod and reel or used one) said "all the right things" the readers would want to hear, but I doubted then and now it was nothing more than a smokescreen so he would not turn off potential voters. It is simialr to his entire campaign where he really didn't show what he was all about, just what he wanted you to see and know. I am going to write every Senator and Rep from MD on this issue, and if you are a gun owner also (which I would say many of us here are), make sure you keep your ears and eyes open for the bills making their way through Congress on making gun ownership a real hassle and burden on the way to eliminating the second amendment.

LO

[reefhunter]

I sent mine in last night.

The Convention of the Sea is detrimental to the interests of the US, that's why they didn't sign it.

* Coastal States share with the international community part of the revenue derived from exploiting resources from any part of their shelf beyond 200 miles;

[marlin_mike_]

welcome to the party boy's. here on the left side we are fighting the MLPA bs and now this. my whole life depend's on this sport and now the gov. is in on it. time for a show of civil disobedience!!!! we are in for the fight of our life's on this side and soon we ALL will be in it together time is now for us!

[Dudesycal]

America needs to wake up this group un washington wants to change every thing american

[Surfbass]

I'm thinking this article is useless propaganda. If you guys are really buying into the scare tactic that the democrats are trying to take away the right to fish then this article is doing its job. While I greatly respect the power of this board in the atlantic fishing community, I disagree with the posting of this article. Taking away our right to fish? Come on, lets be for real people. There are a lot of other civil liberties that will go first

Wise up, we don't have anything to worry about. The fishing industry is a multi-bazillion dollar a year industry in the US. I highly doubt that its going anywhere. Anyway, if they tried to stop us from fishing, we all know that we would just do it anyway

That "Miss Me Yet" picture made me cringe a little! Lets keep this discussion to fishing, not politics. It will keep us all happier.

[DaGoose]

Originally Posted by Surfbass

I'm thinking this article is useless propaganda. If you guys are really buying into the scare tactic that the democrats are trying to take away the right to fish then this article is doing its job. While I greatly respect the power of this board in the atlantic fishing community, I disagree with the posting of this article. Taking away our right to fish? Come on, lets be for real people. There are a lot of other civil liberties that will go first

Wise up, we don't have anything to worry about. The fishing industry is a multi-bazillion dollar a year industry in the US. I highly doubt that its going anywhere. Anyway, if they tried to stop us from fishing, we all know that we would just do it anyway

That "Miss Me Yet" picture made me cringe a little! Lets keep this discussion to fishing, not politics. It will keep us all happier.

Hi Surfbass,

As unbelievable as it seems, it is happening right now here in Southern California like MarlinMike mentioned with "MLPA's" (Marine Life Protection Act).

A series of coastline areas 8 miles wide extending 3 miles out have been mandated for closure to fishing by the State and they will be closed forever, including Catalina.

The only question now is not "if" it will happen, rather where it will happen. Enviros with huge $$$'s backing them want prime areas like La Jolla closed.

The best we can do is mitigate which areas are closed.

Here's just a snippet of it in case you still don't believe...

FISH AND GAME CODE
SECTION 2850-2863

2850. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Marine Life Protection Act.

2851. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) California's marine protected areas (MPAs) were established on a piecemeal basis rather than according to a coherent plan and sound scientific guidelines. Many of these MPAs lack clearly defined purposes, effective management measures and enforcement. As a result, the array of MPAs creates the illusion of protection while falling far short of its potential to protect and conserve living marine life and habitat.
(b) California's extraordinary marine biological diversity is a
vital asset to the state and nation. The diversity of species and ecosystems found in the state's ocean waters is important to public health and well-being, ecological health, and ocean-dependent industry.
(c) Coastal development, water pollution, and other human
activities threaten the health of marine habitat and the biological diversity found in California's ocean waters. New technologies and demands have encouraged the expansion of fishing and other activities to formerly inaccessible marine areas that once recharged nearby fisheries. As a result, ecosystems throughout the state's ocean waters are being altered, often at a rapid rate.
(d) Fish and other sea life are a sustainable resource, and
fishing is an important community asset. MPAs and sound fishery management are complementary components of a comprehensive effort to sustain marine habitats and fisheries.
(e) Understanding of the impacts of human activities and the
processes required to sustain the abundance and diversity of marine life is limited. The designation of certain areas as sea life reserves can help expand our knowledge by providing baseline information and improving our understanding of ecosystems where minimal disturbance occurs.
(f) Marine life reserves are an essential element of an MPA system because they protect habitat and ecosystems, conserve biological diversity, provide a sanctuary for fish and other sea life, enhance recreational and educational opportunities, provide a reference point against which scientists can measure changes elsewhere in the marine
environment, and may help rebuild depleted fisheries.
(g) Despite the demonstrated value of marine life reserves, only 14 of the 220,000 square miles of combined state and federal ocean water off California, or six-thousandths of 1 percent, are set aside as genuine no take areas.
(h) For all of the above reasons, it is necessary to modify the
existing collection of MPAs to ensure that they are designed and managed according to clear, conservation-based goals and guidelines that take full advantage of the multiple benefits that can be derived from the establishment of marine life reserves.

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