THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA HAS NEVER HAD A SAY SO ON ANY OF OUR FISHING LAWS ...........TILL TODAY.......WE HAVE SET BACK AND WATCHED OUR FISH BE HARVESTED AND KILLED NEEDLESSLY IN OUR SOUNDS BY THE COMMERCIAL/RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN TILL OUR FISH STOCK HAS DWINDLED TO A RECORD LOW....DO WE WANT TO HAVE FISH FOR OUR KIDS?
SO MANY NETS AND SO LITTLE FISH.... i LOOK AT ALL THE OTHER STATES WITH A TOTAL NET BAND..AND I SEE THERE SUCCESS AND FISH REBOUND IN AS FEW AS 5 YEARS. THERE IS SO MUCH REVENUE TO BE REWARDED FOR THE NET BAN,,,,, IN RECREATIONAL FISHING FOR THE STATE......MONEY THAT WOULD HELP OUR ECONOMY AND PRESERVE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH OUR KIDS. tHIS YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THE RECREATIONAL FISHERMAN HAD TO PAY TO FISH IN THE OCEAN...AT LAST WE HAVE A VOICE..( THIS PETITION IS THE FIRST STEPPING STONE)...I AM BUT 1 VOICE BUT WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN JOIN TOGETHER AND SHOW WE ARE ...MANY!!.......WE HAVE SHRIMP BOATS IN OUR INTER COASTAL WATER WAYS DRAGGING CHAINS ACROSS THE BOTTOM AND NETS SWALLOWING EVERYTHING THAT THEY KICK UP.....THAT INCLUDES ALL OF YOUR JUVENILE FISH OUR BROOD STOCK......YESS I LOVE SHRIMP AS WELL AS THE NEXT PERSON,,,,,BUT TO KILL SO MANY FISH TO GET 1 POUND OF SHRIMP??.........THE BYCATCH ON MOST SHRIMP BOATS ARE SAID TO BE 4 TO ONE,,,,BUT FROM MY EXPERIANCE .....ITS MORE LIKE 8 TO 1.......OUR STOCK CAN NOT CONTINUE TO PROSPER IF WE ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE....PLEASE JOIN ME IN MY QUEST TO SAVE OUR FISHERY IN NORTH CAROLINA.....PLEASE SIGN AND POST YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR ME SO WE CAN SAVE OR CHILDRENS FUTURE IN OUR SPORT ...
GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT
MICHAEL CLARK
MAN_IN_TOPSAIL@YAHOO.COM
