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| CCA NC supports House Bill 918 |
April 1, 2009: Raleigh, N.C. - The Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina (CCA NC) supports House Bill 918 introduced today in the North Carolina General Assembly. This bill seeks gamefish status for Spotted Seatrout and Red Drum thereby making the commercial harvest or sell of Speckled Trout and Red Drum illegal.
CCA NC also supports, in some form, financial mitigation for lost income that will be experienced by the commercial fishermen that will be affected by these changes. This short term replacement of income should allow sufficient time to transition into other income producing activities.
CCA NC's goal is to assure the state's valuable marine resources are managed to maintain healthy populations and sustainable stocks and to advocate for the interests of recreational fishermen of our state. The Red Drum and Spotted Seatrout, combined, represent about one percent (1%) of the total value of all the commercially sold fish in North Carolina. CCA NC and other states have clearly recognized and acted upon the increased economic value of gamefish status for these two species.
H918 is not a CFRG bill or a CCA NC bill, but is an act on behalf of the Speckled Trout and the Red Drum, and all of those saltwater anglers who love and pursue them!
There is a new web site that is dedicated to the passage of H918 and a place for the legislators who support it to be displayed and thanked! As of this moment we have bipartisan Legislative support from all over the state! This is not a CFRG or CCA site, just a site for everyone! Please visit it, save it into your favorites, and refer all your supporters to it at the following link: www.ncgamefishact.blogspot.com
A direct link to the actual bill:
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2009&BillID=h918&submitButton=Gobr>
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| 1 Apr 2009 - 14:59 by CCA North Carolina |
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