NJOA Thanks Anglers for Getting Involved
NJOA Thanks Anglers for "Getting Involved"
February 23, 2011
Belmar, NJ
NJOA (CF) Release
The New Jersey Outdoor Alliance (CF), including all 23 council members, would like to take this moment to thank all New Jersey anglers for getting involved in the political process and emphasizing that although they wanted a Free Saltwater Registry - they did not want it to be funded from Fish and Wildlife programs. Your voices were heard.
Below are two excerpts from an article in the Asbury Park Press, one is a commitment from the Department of Environmental Protection stressing they will not take funding for the registry from natural resources programs and the other reminds us of our efforts to make this happen. (The full article is available in the link that follows.)
During the summer months the NJOA (CF) will work with stakeholders in developing a plan for a permanent and protected source of funding for the Bureau of Marine Fisheries, and to improve our State's ability to compete with exceptional fisheries management programs. In the interim, thanks again for your commitment to our natural resources and for your perseverance in getting our message to the Governor that funding for the Free Saltwater Registry not come from Fish and Wildlife programs.
- The DEP "will not take away from other, say, Fish and Wildlife programs" to fund the registry, Ragonese said: "We're not going to denigrate one (program) to create another."
- Anthony P. Mauro, chairman of the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Conservation Foundation, said, "We're ecstatic that the governor recognized the clout of the fishing community." The alliance has been vocal with its concerns that funding for the registry would come out of other fish and wildlife programs.
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/art...=2011102220328
Members of NJOA Conservation Foundation.
Saltwater & Freshwater Angling Organizations
Jersey Coast Angler Association
New Jersey State Council of Trout Unlimited
NJ Beach Buggy Association
Hudson River Fishermen's Association
Reef Rescue
Greater Point Pleasant Charter Boat Association
Jersey Coast Shark Anglers
Beach Haven Marlin & Tuna Club
Cape May Party and Charter Boat Association
Hi-Mar Striper Club
Fish Hawk's Saltwater Anglers Club
Round Valley Trout Association
Hunting & Trapping Organizations
New Jersey State Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
United Bowhunters of NJ
NJ Trappers Association
National Wild Turkey Federation
Quail Unlimited
Ruffed Grouse Society
Forestry Organizations
New Jersey Forestry Association
Society of American Foresters
Animal Welfare Organizations
National Animal Interest Alliance
Diving Organizations
NJ Council of Divers
Conservation, Political, Environmental Stewardship Organizations
New Jersey Outdoor Alliance
Anthony P. Mauro, Sr
Chair
New Jersey Outdoor Alliance
New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Conservation Foundation
New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Environmental Projects
"Preservation through conservation"
