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Need your note to Gov Christie NOW!

Posted by njdiver on 10/4/2012, 8:38 am
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To all, Last month we all saw how effective letter writing from sport groups can be. NJOA-CF affiliate organizations literally stopped the DEP dead in their tracks from over regulating state parks, like Island Beach, without allowing adequate time for user groups to comment. Results could have been devastating. But due to your quick response letters, the DEP amended most of their regulatory errors and extended the comment period to ensure your input was considered. Thats being proactive! This week sportsmen have a similar opportunity. We know the DEP Commissioner has sent a proposed traps off the reef regulation to the governors office. The regulation includes a request to the Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Council (MAFMC) to designate New Jerseys offshore reefs as Special Management Zones (SMZ). If granted, there would be no more traps on NJs (13) offshore reef sites which is something weve been demanding for years! In less than two weeks the MAFMC will meet. The Council will consider a similar request by Delaware for SMZ status on their reefs. Its taken them over fifteen months to get to this determining point. As for New Jersey, if Governor Christie acts quickly and releases the proposed regulation for SMZ status, NJ has a unique opportunity to piggyback on Delawares momentum. The question will Governor Christie act soon enough? ITS TIME TO WRITE A LETTER! All you need to convey is; Governor, our organization has been informed that you are considering a proposed reef regulation that the DEP composed. Part of that proposal includes a request to the Mid Atlantic Fisheries Management Council for Special Management Zone (SMZ) status on New Jerseys offshore reef sites. The MAFMC meets in less than two weeks. Please release the regulation now and make the request for SMZ status at this next MAFMC meeting. For six long years New Jerseys recreational fishermen and women have been begging that artificial reefs be for hook, line and spear fishing only (as stated in the NJ Artificial Reef Management Plan). By making this request, federal grants have a strong possibility of being restored to fund this once great marine environment program. Send or call today: 609-292-6000 Governor Chris Christie Office of the Governor PO Box 001 Trenton, NJ 08625 Mr. Peter Grimbalis NJ Reef Rescue

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