NY Marine Resource Advisory Council Meeting (MRAC) - IMPORTANT The next meeting of MRAC will be held on Tuesday, January 13th at 2:00PM. The meeting will be held at the DEC offices located at 205 Belle Meade Road in East Setauket, NY. MRAC advises the NY Dept of Environmental Conservation on issues pertaining to New Yorks living marine resources and the fisheries these resources sustain. The bottom line is that while the DEC is not obligated to act consistent with MRAC, the council does have influence over their decisions. ***** THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MEETING TO ATTEND ***** At the last meeting, MRAC voted to investigate a 2 fish bag limit for the party boat/for-hire sector AND the rest of the recreational sector. I attended this meeting and the audience was made almost exclusively of people aligned with the commercial sector and the party boat sector. Given the make-up of MRAC, the great majority of recreational anglers are not represented proportionally. So while we may not sway the ultimate recommendations that MRAC makes to the DEC, our strong showing will remind the DEC members and leadership attending the meeting of our public comments and our strong support for a 1 fish bag limit. It is the cover the DEC may need in order to enact 2015 regulations that are different from what MRAC advises. I recognize that 2:00 in the afternoon is a difficult time for many. I attempted to have the meeting moved to the evening however MRAC was unable to gain a quorum for the meeting. If you are planning on attending please indicate below so we have some idea what the turnout will be.
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 19:08:38 +0000
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