ALASKA HALIBUT BAG LIMIT REDUCTION - FAILS!

Crackerjack · Feb-28-2007, 08:57 AM

Congratulations! The letters everyone wrote in opposition to the IPHC imposed bag limit reductions, as well as the intense political efforts of the Alaska Charter Association and our good friends at the Recreational Fishing Alliance, Bill Horn from Birch, Horton, Bittner & Cherot Law Firm and the lobbing efforts of Rick Alcalde at Potomac Partners have managed to reverse public policy.

The charter industry applauds NMFS Director William Hogarth's decision to reject the IPHC decision and work on this issue through the North Pacific Fishery Management Council.

A wrong has been righted and the basic rights of recreational fishermen living in and traveling to Alaska have been upheld. This has been the most unified grass roots effort that has come from recreational fishing in Alaska ever.

Everyone who stood up and took a stand on this, you have the most sincere thanks from the entire Alaskan Charter Fleet.

Please see the link below for the full story.

adn.com | fishing : Charter halibut catch-limit change rejected

Again thank you for sending the letters and all of the support

Sincerely

Andy Mezirow

WarpDrive · Feb-28-2007, 09:11 AM

That's good news!....

Weazel · Feb-28-2007, 09:14 AM

Awesome! Glad the letters helped.

Sluester · Feb-28-2007, 09:29 AM

Glad we could help.

wodar1 · Feb-28-2007, 09:30 AM

Great news. I hope that we helped!!

rrhookup · Feb-28-2007, 09:32 AM

That's great news! Just sent this link to my buddies up at Elmendorf AFB. I'm sure they'll be relieved as well as my colleagues here in Cali who fish the AK waters a few times each year. Still can't believe this issue was placed in the forefront to begin with....

Thanks for keeping us abreast.

Have a great fishing season.

steedup · Feb-28-2007, 09:55 AM

ALRIGHT NOW WE CAN NEEDLESSLY SLAUGHTER THE HALIBUT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, ITS JUST GOING TO BE A NOTHER GREAT FISHERY GONE SHITTY CUZ GREEDY, GLUTONOUS PIGS LIKE YOU THINK THEY NEED TO CATCH 6 GIANTS A DAY. REDICULOUS!!!! does anyone remember how southern california used to be for fishing? HA

Blair · Feb-28-2007, 10:24 AM

Yeah I remember how Halibut fishing was. it SUCKED the gill netters were raping the fishery. It is much much much better today then 15 years ago.

fishingsolo · Feb-28-2007, 10:26 AM

Enfuego · Feb-28-2007, 10:27 AM

Good For You

And Us!
Hope to see oyu next year. i think my brother should be up there this summer.

jimm · Feb-28-2007, 01:50 PM

Outstanding! We (sportfisherman) actually won one!

rrhookup · Mar-01-2007, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steedup

ALRIGHT NOW WE CAN NEEDLESSLY SLAUGHTER THE HALIBUT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, ITS JUST GOING TO BE A NOTHER GREAT FISHERY GONE SHITTY CUZ GREEDY, GLUTONOUS PIGS LIKE YOU THINK THEY NEED TO CATCH 6 GIANTS A DAY. REDICULOUS!!!! does anyone remember how southern california used to be for fishing? HA

Nice first post jockstrap ............

.......think you're gonna make lots of friends here on BD slinging sh*t like this around.

by the way, who said anything about catching 6 "giants" a day?