Letter will address the overabundance of spiny dogfish on traditional fishing grounds and their interference with other fisheries.
Fishermen Organized for Responsible Dogfish Management, an ad hoc group of recreational, commercial and party/charter fishing and allied organizations and businesses, will be approaching NOAA Administrator Lubchenco asking for her help in a situation which is becoming increasingly critical to fishermen from the Carolinas to Maine – the overabundance of spiny dogfish on traditional fishing grounds and their interference with other fisheries.
If you are in an organization whose members are being adversely affected by dogfish or a business that is similarly affected on the East coast, please take a few minutes to fill out the form at http://fs16.formsite.com/NilsStolpe/form629955342/index.html, indicating that you will sign onto a letter to Dr. Lubchenco. We are aiming to transmit the letter to Dr. Lubchenco, on Wednesday, April 21, but will keep the sign-on site above active, and will keep NOAA/NMFS personnel informed as the list grows.
If you have any questions, please contact Nils Stolpe via email at nilsstolpe@fishnet-usa.com. If you know anyone else who you think would be interested in the dogfish issue, please forward this email to themFor more dogfish information, visit the website for the Dogfish Forum that was held in Philadelphia last September (http://www.fishnet-usa.com/dogforum1.htm).