MA Action Alert
ACTION ALERT
On March 8, 2013, a petition signed by approximately 750 concerned anglers was delivered to Paul Diodati, Director of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF), requesting that the commercial and recreational harvests of wild striped bass in Massachusetts each be reduced by 50 percent for the 2013 season
You are getting this email because you have expressed concern for wild striped bass. We are asking you to put that concern into action by emailing Director Diodati and informing him of your support for this long over-due conservation measure.
Scientifically and anecdotally, it is well known that the striped bass population has been declining for at least five years. Recruitment of newly spawned striped bass has not kept pace with fishing mortality along the entire coast. The recreational harvest in the coastal fishery has declined by 75 percent since 2005 and the striped bass population will continue to decline until harvest restrictions are put in place.
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) has voted against coastwide fishing mortality reductions as recently as 2012. That vote came as a surprise to Director Diodati because he had proposed the motion for fishing mortality reductions!
The director is fully aware of all the problem with striped bass and he needs your encouragement to do the right thing. From 1995 to 2002, Massachusetts enacted statewide regulations that were more conservative than the ASMFC allows. Massachusetts needs to step up again this year and be a leader in striped bass conservation.
Whether you live in Massachusetts, travel to fish there, or are simply concerned for the overall quality and sustainability of the striped bass fishery, please send Director Diodati an email and tell him you support the requested harvest reduction outlined in the petition that he has just received.
You can write your own message to Director Paul Diodati or just copy and paste the message below into an e-mail. Send your message to paul.diodati@state.ma.us.
Sample e-mail:
Dear Director Diodati – I ask that you act immediately and affirmatively on the recently submitted petition~to reduce the commercial and recreational harvests of striped bass in Massachusetts by 50 percent for the 2013 season.~ With the striped bass population and associated~fishing in~a troubling decline, now is the time for Massachusetts to step up and be the leader in the protection of this valuable natural resource.~
Please don’t let future allocation issues prevent you from doing what is right for striped bass now.~
Sincerely:
(your name here)
Maine Striped Bass Double Header
Stripers Forever members – we have a Maine striper fishing double-header to offer at auction! Captain Dave Guerard fishes out of York, Maine, in the estuaries and off the beaches of both southern Maine and New, Hampshire. It has been a long time since we’ve offered a trip down in this very popular area, where striper fishing has held up particularly well. Captain George Harris is out of the Kennebec region, and if you check out the reports on his website, you’ll see some very excellent ones from last season. Both these men are very experienced guides, among Maine’s finest, and you will surely enjoy your trip. Each trip is for auction separately, and I’m sure you’ll be able to get good dates and perhaps even book some other days if you are coming in from out of town. If you bought them both you could make a great Maine striper fishing tour out of it! All the proceeds go to benefit the game fish and conservation efforts of Stripers Forever.
Thank you,
Brad Burns
*bids are not automatically updated, and there may be a lag time between bidding and posting to the website. There may be a higher bid in than is reflected here.
To bid send SF an e-mail stripers@stripersforever.org with your bid. You will be notified right away if your bid is not the high bid, and what the high bid currently is. The winning bidder can pay by PayPal or check to SF. Note – all new bids must be at least $20 greater than the previous bid.
Capt. George Harris
Native Mainer, Captain George Harris grew up fishing the Casco Bay and Kennebec Region, and uses this broad knowledge of mid-coast Maine to show his sports the best in Maine striped bass fishing. Check out the Captains Bio and other great info by clicking the link above to the Super Fly Charters website.
You’ll get a full day on the water aboard the Super Fly 21 Parker below with your choice of fly or conventional tackle including the best of lures all provided at no additional charge. Prime dates are available. Check out the reports from October 2012 on the Super Fly website!
2/25/13 The current bid is $360 for the trip and book
Bidding ends 9:00 pm Wed. 2/27/2013.
Capt. Dave Guerard
Capt. Dave Guerard fishes the inshore waters of southern coast of Maine and New Hampshire. Remember our coast is almost as large as the rest of New England combined! Striper fishing in Capt. Dave’s York home area has held up exceptionally well in recent seasons. You’ll get five hours on the water – 6:30 to 11:30 AM – aboard the Capt Dave’s 20’ Lund Alaskan. Fish your choice of fly or conventional, light tackle. Prime dates are available during the week, when fishing pressure is the least. Check out Capt. Dave’s web site www.MaineStriperFishing.com for fishing reports.
2/14/13 The current bid is $350 for the trip and book
Bidding ends 9:00 pm Wed. 2/27/2013.
Federation of Fly Fishers- Mycobacteria Research Grant
click to view the press release: PDF
The Federation of Fly Fishers has made a significant donation to mycobacteria research at the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences. We have attached their press release above. We appreciate their support of the VIMS myco research.
John Rice Artwork Auction
Click below to view PDFs with full details:
John Rice- Under Gay Headlight
All three of the paintings attached above are difficult subjects to find a artwork of. The first is a false albacore feeding under terns, the second is Cuttyhunk Bass boat working Martha’s Vineyard’s Devil’s Bridge at night under the beacon Gay Head light. The last is a tired surfcaster resting his butt on a big rock at Squibnocket Beach, Martha’s Vineyard. I’ve sat on that rock myself many times in between sessions at the famed bass stand, muscle bar, and herring run cove. Where will you find such a painting, and without breaking the bank?
Note each painting is being auctioned separately.
