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Battle to get gear off reefs continues |
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While last year proved a big disappointment for those fighting to clear
commercial gear off New Jersey’s artificial reefs, the battle was
quickly renewed at the start of 2012 and continues without missing a
beat.
After a Jan. 9 deadline passed without legislation outlawing traps on the reef ever leaving the Assembly, specifically the Agriculture and Natual Resources Committee chaired by Assemblyman Nelson T. Albano (District 1), supporters of the bills quickly worked to introduce new ones for 2012. Similar legislation has been circulating in the New Jersey legislature since 2006 and Capt. Peter Grimbilas, chairman of Reef Rescue, has been one of its staunchest advocates. Grimbilas, along with the Jersey Coast Anglers Association, the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance and other groups, have organized meetings with legislators, letter writing campaigns and town hall meetings in an effort to clear the reefs. Read the complete article from The Asbury Park Press
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STANDARD-TIMES: 'What does it take to get fired from NOAA?'
No one who is cognizant of the consequences of years of unfair treatment leveled upon the Northeast fisheries by NOAA can take any pleasure in being able to say "I told you so."
