- Signatures: 5,005
- Goal: 15,000
- Deadline: 1-26-2007
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Email this PetitionNMFS Preferred Alternatives
· 6 MP TAC (commercial 3.06 MP, recreational 2.94 MP)
· 2 fish recreational bag limit
· Recreational 15 inch size limit
· May 15-Sept.15 season (124 days)
· No Captain and crew bag limit
· Reduce commercial minimum size limit to 13 inches
· Require the use of non-stainless steel circle hooks when using natural baits in the harvest of red snapper from the EEZ, and require the use of venting tools and dehooking devices when harvesting red snapper from the EEZ
· Establish a target reduction of shrimp trawl bycatch mortality on red snapper 50 percent less than the benchmark years of 2001-2003. However, they did not choose a preferred alternative to guarantee how they would assure the reduction.
· Establish a framework procedure to adjust the effort target and closed season for the shrimp fishery in the Western Gulf
This absolutely cannot be acceptable to the recreational sector. We are losing two and one half months of our six month season and our bag limit is cut in half!
Act now to protect your right to fish! Sign this petition.
| Number | Date | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 5,006 | 3:27 pm PDT, Jul 19 | alan martin |
| 5,005 | 8:53 pm PDT, Jun 14 | bill jennings |
| 5,004 | 2:55 pm PDT, Apr 22 | JAMES SULLIVAN |
| 5,003 | 5:22 pm PDT, Apr 14 | willie kidd |
| 5,002 | 10:08 am PDT, Mar 24 | Anonymous |
| 5,000 | 12:14 pm PST, Feb 22 | Mirna Markovic |
| 4,999 | 6:50 am PST, Feb 22 | Michael Nowell |
| 4,998 | 1:53 am PST, Feb 17 | terry l. west |
| 4,997 | 6:57 am PST, Jan 30 | Kyna Crain |
| 4,996 | 10:42 am PST, Jan 23 | Paul Manning |
| 4,995 | 11:35 am PST, Jan 19 | david morris |
| 4,994 | 8:02 am PST, Jan 19 | John Edwards |
| 4,993 | 5:40 am PST, Dec 31 | Anonymous |
| 4,992 | 4:19 am PST, Dec 28 | Simos Tarabatzis |
| 4,991 | 8:58 am PST, Dec 24 | WIlliam Lewis |
| 4,990 | 3:25 pm PST, Dec 18 | Harold Boston |
| 4,989 | 8:59 am PST, Dec 8 | charles bawcom |
| 4,988 | 3:17 pm PST, Nov 28 | Ron Zampino |
| 4,987 | 9:16 pm PST, Nov 9 | Aleasha Casaretto |
| 4,986 | 7:08 am PDT, Oct 29 | Ray Kemp |
| 4,985 | 5:01 pm PDT, Oct 17 | jr proenza |
| 4,984 | 4:22 pm PDT, Oct 17 | joel mcqueen |
| 4,983 | 3:46 pm PDT, Oct 17 | Anonymous |
| 4,982 | 12:53 am PDT, Oct 11 | michele quintric |
| 4,981 | 12:52 am PDT, Oct 11 | josette Roux |
| 4,980 | 3:23 pm PDT, Oct 10 | germain puerta |
| 4,979 | 3:23 pm PDT, Oct 10 | eric duprat |
| 4,978 | 3:22 pm PDT, Oct 10 | chantal Chavassieux |
| 4,977 | 3:21 pm PDT, Oct 10 | alexandra susini |
| 4,976 | 1:36 pm PDT, Oct 6 | elisabeth karcher |
| 4,975 | 1:34 pm PDT, Sep 24 | steven freeman |
| 4,974 | 11:29 am PDT, Sep 24 | David L. Smith |
| 4,973 | 7:20 pm PDT, Sep 22 | David McElroy |
| 4,972 | 4:25 pm PDT, Sep 13 | phillip tereyla |
| 4,971 | 6:43 pm PDT, Sep 8 | adam lopez |
| 4,970 | 2:03 am PDT, Aug 26 | Scott Jones |
| 4,969 | 11:13 pm PDT, Aug 17 | patricia osborne |
| 4,968 | 5:35 am PDT, Jul 30 | jesse elias lorenz |
| 4,967 | 12:26 am PDT, Jul 16 | Jennifer Matte |
| 4,966 | 8:27 pm PDT, Jul 14 | AL EWING |
| 4,965 | 8:30 pm PDT, Jul 12 | Anna Grace Deierlein |
| 4,964 | 2:19 pm PDT, Jul 11 | jerry alexander |
| 4,963 | 11:02 am PDT, Jun 17 | Dale Wesley |
| 4,962 | 4:26 pm PDT, Jun 15 | Gle Zanth |
| 4,961 | 7:49 pm PDT, Jun 4 | Mark Walker |
| 4,960 | 7:05 pm PDT, Jun 4 | Solomon Roller |
| 4,959 | 2:29 pm PDT, May 29 | Philip C. Bumpers |
| 4,958 | 6:34 pm PDT, May 20 | Alex Hill |
| 4,957 | 1:51 pm PDT, May 13 | Loring Allen |
| 4,956 | 12:43 pm PDT, May 8 | SCOTT ROBERTS |
| 4,955 | 9:46 am PDT, May 8 | Micah Vitale |
| 4,954 | 11:50 am PDT, May 4 | richard vecera |
| 4,953 | 12:34 pm PDT, May 3 | David Rochford |
| 4,952 | 8:00 pm PDT, Apr 26 | Joseph Franz |
| 4,951 | 9:13 pm PDT, Apr 24 | Shannon Vinzant |
Stop NMFS from Implementing the Red Snapper Interim Rule
Dear Secretary,
I fully support the decisions of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council and their ability to carry out the duties of their positions in regard to the management of the red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. I strongly oppose the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) interference in attempting to implement an interim rule.
The red snapper commercial fishery is overcapitalized. I also support the voluntary buyout of class 1 and 2 red snapper license holders and recreational charter boats that desire or need to sale to recreational anglers with the commercial quota purchased transferring to the recreational sector.
The recreational sector is valued at over $8 Billion annually compared to a $10 million value associated with the red snapper commercial fishery. The net economic benefit to the nation and the Gulf of Mexico should be considered when making allocation decisions.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your State]
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