Mark P
07-24-2009, 08:27 AM
This is a critical moment in the fight to save wild striped bass, and Stripers Forever, a free membership, internet-based organization, is fighting to end commercial fishing to conserve striped bass and manage the resource as a quality recreational fishery. Massachusetts will soon consider a bill to make striped bass a game fish in the state’s waters, and we need as many members as possible to show the politicians how many people depend on striped bass for recreation, food, and income.
If you haven't signed up yet as a member of Stripers Forever, here are a few things you should know:
• Membership is free – no dues
• There are no meetings to attend
• All communication is via the internet and e-mail
• Many of the top guides in MA support Stripers Forever
• Stripers Forever’s only goal is to make striped bass a game fish, which means it would be managed for the benefit of the recreational fishing public, now and in future generations.
Here is all that you have to do - it will take less than a minute and cost nothing:
• Go to www.stripersforever.org
• Select “Become A Member”
• Fill out the very easy to follow sign-up sheet.
This is a critical time. Help Stripers Forever protect wild striped bass and, “Make It A Gamefish.”
Fred Jennings (MA Stripers Forever Chairman) and the MA Membership Development Committee
P.S. Stripers haven’t had a decent year class in several years, the recreational catch is off its highs by at least 50%, the commercial catch is coming in much more slowly than in past years, yet the commercial quotas remain at record levels, the illegal commercial harvest is rampant, and the target is exclusively large female breeders. It has to stop now.
If you haven't signed up yet as a member of Stripers Forever, here are a few things you should know:
• Membership is free – no dues
• There are no meetings to attend
• All communication is via the internet and e-mail
• Many of the top guides in MA support Stripers Forever
• Stripers Forever’s only goal is to make striped bass a game fish, which means it would be managed for the benefit of the recreational fishing public, now and in future generations.
Here is all that you have to do - it will take less than a minute and cost nothing:
• Go to www.stripersforever.org
• Select “Become A Member”
• Fill out the very easy to follow sign-up sheet.
This is a critical time. Help Stripers Forever protect wild striped bass and, “Make It A Gamefish.”
Fred Jennings (MA Stripers Forever Chairman) and the MA Membership Development Committee
P.S. Stripers haven’t had a decent year class in several years, the recreational catch is off its highs by at least 50%, the commercial catch is coming in much more slowly than in past years, yet the commercial quotas remain at record levels, the illegal commercial harvest is rampant, and the target is exclusively large female breeders. It has to stop now.