Federal Gov Red Snapper killing

[JeffB]

http://www.local15tv.com/news/local/sto ... 40W_Q.cspx

I saw this in the Florida Sportsman Forum and thought I would pass it along here.

[Ranaman]

This is criminal activity by our government please all forum mebers stop for one minute and send a note to the Gulf council informing them of this atrocity!

send a little note or letter to the Gulf Council info@gulfcouncil.org
Excecutive Director: Steve Bortone steve.bortone@gulfcouncil.org
Publice Information Officer Charlene Ponce: Charlene.Ponce@gulfcouncil.org

[culrich]

Just heard our snapper season is going to be 27 days this year. WTF
Unless Florida pulls out from the feds, which they did in 2007!

[mjsigns]

That is really frustrating to see and know that such destruction occurs. It is idiotical.

[MarkM]

It's criminal!

[MudDucker]

Some on here voted for change ... well this is just a part of the change ... comrades!

[Tidedancer]

e-mails sent

[Ranaman]

Thanks TideDancer!

[Dixiewreckd]

Email Sent to the links provided. Thanks for posting. I havent heard about this.

[Ranaman]

Jo Bonner rep from Alabama has written a letter to Secretary Salazar to quit killing gulf snapper http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/02/gulf_co ... _fede.html

[Skeeter-Bite]

If a private individual kills any animals or destroys habitat while clearing land or sea,the job gets shut down and fines are levied............10,000 pounds of red snapper killed at one oil well site!!! Destroying habitat and a fish species that you all claim we will be allowed to fish for only 27 days due to over fishing by rod and reel????? Every other species of fish in the general area including goliath grouper ,cobia,amberjack and anything else that swims dies from the removal of an unused oil rig platform???????? GET REAL!!!!!!!!! Somebody needs to go to jail!

[Ranaman]

I actually heard back from Charlene Ponce that Gulf Council wasn't organization responsible for the rig destruction program I responded that they are a fisheries management council and these contractors are killing fish! That we couldn't go out and send explosives overboard killing thousands of fish with out retribution from some LEO! I also continued on about the suspected over fishing and crazy short regulations enacted this year of a otherwise healthy population of snapper and consequenses it has on the communities along the coast. I will email any of you a copy if you desire, I also found this and recognize many names on here THANK YOU all!!

http://www.gulfcouncil.org/fishery_m...erregamend.pdf