State Info- MA
MASSACHUSETTS COMMERCIAL FISHERY STATUS, REGULATIONS & ELECTED OFFICIALS
COMMERCIAL FISHERY –
HOOK & LINE ONLY
QUOTA 847,585 lbs. 2018
NO. OF COMMERCIAL PERMIT HOLDERS – 3908 (approximate)
34″ MINIMUM LENGTH
RECREATIONAL REGULATIONS –2017
1 FISH 28” MINIMUM LENGTH
AS ALWAYS, CONSULT YOUR CURRENT LOCAL REGULATION
CURRENT ACTIONS:
HD 245- now called H796 – since it has been assigned to committee, a bill to make striped bass a game fish in Massachusetts was introduced to the MA legislature in January of 2009. Attached you will find a copy of the bill as well as a list of the objective Stripers Forever hopes to achieve with this legislation.
Stripers Forever urges all of our Massachusetts members to go http://www.mass.gov/legis/, find your representative, and send them an e-mail today in your own words that asks them to support H796 to make striped bass a game fish in Massachusetts.
Stripers Forever has hired a top lobbying firm to help us pass this important conservation bill. We are currently scheduling meetings with legislators in different areas of the state. If you would like to become more involved with this process please contact us at stripers@whatifnet.com.
Attached you will also find the illustration for a presentation by MA Policy Coordinator Craig Caldwell that shows the following:
– How small the commercial striped bass fishery is relative to other commercial fishing in MA.
– How important striped bass are to the recreational fishery in MA.
– The number of recreational participants compared to commercial ones.
– The number of commercial permit holders, than those that claimed to have fished at all, that had any landings at all, and that had landings of any magnitude.
On side two we show – even though it is already more than two years old, and doesn’t reflect the true current situation – the decline in the spawning stock biomass of large stripers, and the increase in fishing mortality levels as measured by the Atlantic States Marine Fishery Commission.
Please do not hesitate to e-mail us at stripers@whatifnet.com with any questions that you might have.
US SENATORS:
Edward Markey (D – MA) Class II
255 DIRKSON SENATE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON DC 20510
Phone : (202) 224-2742
Web Form: www.markey.senate.gov/contact
Elizabeth Warren (D – MA) Class I
317 HART SENATE OFFICE BLDG
WASHINGTON DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-4543
Web Form: www.warren.senate.gov/?p=email_senator
CONGRESSMEN:
A note about email to members of the House is in order. Many Congressman and Congresswomen will not accept email from anyone who is not a constituent. Their own websites, (they all have them), will usually direct you to a House of Representatives email system which will send the message only if the sender’s zip code falls into the Congressman’s district. That is not to say that the Congressmen do not have other email addresses, because they do. We have included all email addresses that we are aware of. You can also visit the House of Representatives contact page to find your representatives.
Congressman Michael E. Capuano (D)
1414 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5111
Fax: (202) 225-9322
Web Form: http://www.house.gov/capuano/contact/email.shtml
Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D)
1415 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2836
Contact: https://katherineclark.house.gov/contact/email-me
Congressman Bill Keating (D)
2351 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3111
Fax: (202) 225-5658
Webform: https://keating.house.gov/contact
Congressman Joseph Kennedy (D)
434 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-2104
Phone: (202) 225-5931
Fax: (202) 225-0182
Web Form: https://kennedy.house.gov/contact/email-me
Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (D)
2268 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-8273
Fax: 202-225-3984
Web Form: https://lynch.house.gov/contact-me/email-me
Congressman James P. McGovern (D)
438 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-6101
Fax: 202-226-5759
Web Form: http://jimmcgovern.house.gov/contact/
Congressman Seth Moulton (D)
1408 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-8020
Fax: (202) 225-5915
Contact: https://moulton.house.gov/contact/email
Congressman Richard E. Neal (D)
341 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515
Phone: (202) 225-5601
Fax: (202) 225-8112
Web Form: https://forms.house.gov/neal/webforms/Contact_Form.shtml
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (D)
1714 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-3411
Fax: (202) 226-0771
Web Form: https://tsongas.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=117§iontree=116,117
STATE OFFICIALS:
Here is a link that will make it easy to find your Representative or Senator http://www.malegislature.gov/People/FindMyLegislator
Governor Charlie Baker (R)
Office of the Governor
State House, Room 360
Boston, Mass 02133
Phone: 617-725-4005
Fax: 617-727-9725
Web Form: http://www.mass.gov/governor/constituent-services/contact-governor-office/
Matthew Beaton
Secretary, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 900
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617- 626-1000
Fax: 617- 626-1181
Email: env.internet@state.ma.us
David E. Pierce
Director, Division of Marine Fisheries
251 Causeway Street, Suite 400
Boston, Mass 02114-2152
Phone: (617) 626-1532
Fax: (617) 626-1509
Email: david.pierce@state.ma.us
Members of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council (ASMFC)
David Pierce – DMF
Email: david.pierce@state.ma.us
Rep Sarah Peake – Legislative Member
Email: Sarah.Peake@mahouse.gov
Raymond Kane – Governor’s Appointee
Email: ray@capecodfishermen.org
STATE SENATE LEADERSHIP:
Stanley C. Rosenberg (D)
Senate President
State House, Room 332
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-1500
Email: Stan.Rosenberg@masenate.gov
Mark Pacheco (D)
Senate President Pro Tempore
State House, Room 111
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 722-1420
Fax (617) 722-1062
Email: Mark.Pacheco@masenate.gov
Harriette L. Chandler (D)
Senate Majority Leader
State House, Room 333
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 722-1544
Fax: (617) 722-1357
Email: Harriette.Chandler@masenate.gov
Cynthia S. Creem (D)
Assistant Senate Majority Leader
State House, Room 312A
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 722-1639
Email: Cynthia.Creem@masenate.gov
Mark Montigny (D)
Assistant Senate Majority Leader
State House, Room 407
Boston MA 02133
Phone (617) 722-1440
Email: Mark.Montigny@masenate.gov
Bruce Tarr (R)
Senate Minority Leader
State House, Room 308
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 722-1600
Fax: (617) 722-1310
Email: Bruce.Tarr@masenate.gov
Richard Ross (R)
Senate Assistant Minority Leader
State House, Room 520
Boston MA 02133
Phone (617) 722-1555
Email: Richard.Ross@masenate.gov
Donald Humason Jr (R)
Senate Minority Whip
State House, Room 213A
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 722-1415
Email: Donald.Humason@masenate.gov
STATE House of Representatives LEADERSHIP:
Robert DeLeo (D)
Speaker of the House
State House, Room 356
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 722-2500
Fax (617) 722-2008
Email: Robert.DeLeo@mahouse.gov
Ronald Mariano (D)
House Majority Leader
State House, Room 343
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 722-2300
Fax (617) 722-2750
Email: Ronald.Mariano@mahouse.gov
Byron Rushing (D)
House Majority Whip
State House, Room 234
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 722-2783
Email: KathiAnne.Reinstein@mahouse.gov
Patricia Haddad (D)
House Speaker Pro Tem
State House, Room 370
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 722-2600
Fax (617) 722-2881
Email: Patricia.Haddad@mahouse.gov
Bradley Jones (R)
House Minority Leader
State House, Room 124
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 722-2100
Fax (617) 722-2390
Email: Bradley.Jones@mahouse.gov
Bradford Hill (R)
House Assistant Minority Leader
State House, Room 128
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 722-2100
Fax (617) 722-2390
Email: Brad.Hill@mahouse.gov
Elizabeth Poirier (R)
House Second Assistant Minority Leader
State House, Room 124
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 722-2100
Fax (617) 722-2390
Email: Elizabeth.Poirier@mahouse.gov
