ALERT: Sandy Hook Bay National Marine Sanctuary

[njdiver]

http://www.navesinkmaritime.org/Nati...rine-Sanctuary

[njdiver]

Here are two sites that explain the process on how to create a NMS:

http://www.nominate.noaa.gov/

http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/manageme...ignations.html

[bababooey]

Sorry no disrespect meant, but I fail to see how this is a good thing. As a boat owner, I can tell you that boats are inherently dirty. Even if you are careful fuel can get spilled in the water, sometimes oil leaks also. An environmentalist could even make an argument that when I am starting up my motors and warming them up that that is a form of air pollution. I am sorry but I just see this ending badly for anyone who is a boat owner up there. If there are any meetings you guys should go to them. If they tried to do this in the Barnegat Bay I know there would be so many people in the room we would be busting out the door.
in fact I'll even help you folks with a slogan:
MPAS - NO freaking way!!

[lostatsea]

X2. I don't know as much about it as some of you guys, but after reading some of the above I do feel it will end badly. We should fight this.

[rockhopper]

mpa = tree hugger refuge

[njdiver]

Sorry no disrespect meant, but I fail to see how this is a good thing. As a boat owner, I can tell you that boats are inherently dirty. Even if you are careful fuel can get spilled in the water, sometimes oil leaks also. An environmentalist could even make an argument that when I am starting up my motors and warming them up that that is a form of air pollution. I am sorry but I just see this ending badly for anyone who is a boat owner up there. If there are any meetings you guys should go to them. If they tried to do this in the Barnegat Bay I know there would be so many people in the room we would be busting out the door.
in fact I'll even help you folks with a slogan:
MPAS - NO freaking way!!

None taken, I am merely reporting what I saw on another forum and the bit of research I did on the process.

[cowherder]

Grabbed a schedule of upcoming meetings when I went to the site. Thanks for putting up those links.

March 13, 2016, 2 pm, Keyport Yacht Club, Keyport, NJ, hosted by Keyport Yacht Club.
March 16, 2016, 7 pm, Red Bank Library, Red Bank, NJ, hosted by Red Bank Library.
April 4, 2016, 8pm, MBC membership meeting, Red Bank, NJ
This is the page where I found them.
http://www.navesinkmaritime.org/NMS-presentations

[surferman]

I don't live up that way or I would be attending. You guys should definitely fight this. Letting them get their way would be a be a big mistake. my .02

[storminsteve]

Sorry no disrespect meant, but I fail to see how this is a good thing.
in fact I'll even help you folks with a slogan:
MPAS - NO freaking way!!

Totally agree. It's like letting the fox into the henhouse. Once the door is open you can never get it shut or go back to the way things were. No WAY Jose.

[dogfish]

Show up. Protest loudly, don't let it happen. my .02

[captnemo]

FYI the yacht club meeting on sun is not open to gen public per Mr van hemmen. Already getting an elitist vibe from this.

[VSdreams]

thanks for the heads up captain. Maybe red bank would be a better 1?

[cowherder]

Heads up the meeting at redbank is weds at 7pm at the library. Let's try to turn up and ask this guy some good questions! No way on the mpa as bababooey said.

[seamonkey]

I would go but it's 2 1/2 hours from me. Give em hell fellas!

[njdiver]

This just announced via email:

https://m.facebook.com/sandyhooknati...rinesanctuary/

[storminsteve]

Thanks nj. I went and checked that group out on the internet. The mpa thing is run by one guy. ONE GUY, folks!!
You hardcore fishermen are not going to let ONE GUY take your fishing away from you, are you? Will try to be there tomorrow to check it out.

[CharlieTuna]

Once you let them establish a foothold that's it. Don't give any ground at this early stage because if it does happen you will never get them to give it back.

[jigfreak]

FYI the yacht club meeting on sun is not open to gen public per Mr van hemmen. Already getting an elitist vibe from this.

One dude is behind all this? Ill be up there tonight. Come on fellas we can't p***y out and let one tree hugger win over all of us.

[njdiver]

For the record, this is not a MPA nomination, yet.

[lostatsea]

For the record, this is not a MPA nomination, yet.

Thanks. Yeah but all you need is this eco freak to get support and nj could look like california. Will try to be there tonight.