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03-27-2006, 05:40 AM | #136 |
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Re: Biscayne Natl. Park closed to spearing..permanently
Again, cut the rec's off but continue to allow commercial fishing??? Lord, where do these folks get their educations??
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04-19-2006, 03:08 PM | #137 |
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Re: Biscayne Natl. Park closed to spearing..permanently
Anything we can sign? I don't live in Florida, but this is a hit for us all.
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05-30-2006, 11:19 PM | #138 |
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Re: Biscayne Natl. Park closed to spearing..permanently
Thank you for the heads up. I agree we should participate. I sent emails to the list of names and all responded making me feel that getting involved in upcomming public hearings is the solution.
Sorry for the long post but you may be interested in the replies: Mike, Can you please send me your mailing address so that we can all you to our list. The brochures and information on management and other park related information goes out through regular mail system. Thank you for support and interest in our resources. Regards, Ely Acosta Superintendent's Secretary Biscayne National Park 305 230 1144 ext 3002 305 230 1190 fax We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. Sir Winston Churchill British politician (1874 - 1965) o o o o o o <"{{{>< <"{{{>< <"{{{>< Hello, Mike. Thanks for your e-mail. I'm no longer working with the National Park Service (NPS), but I'm still quite involved in development / completion of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for Biscayne National Park. Regarding the downsides associated with using triggerless spears, as well as the negative effects of some other fisheries, you make some very valid points. There are a number of reasons that the NPS is recommending the triggerless spear option, one of which is that doing so was a strong recommendation of a public advisory group (which included spearfishers) formed to generate recommendations for the FMP. I would be happy to discuss these issues with you, and can be reached at the phone number below. Additionally, in the coming months we will be holding a series of public meetings and a general public comment period during which we will seek additional public comment on the FMP (we have had two series of public comment periods / public meetings already). I strongly recommend that you make your comments known during the public comment period. As Rick Clark recommended in his e-mail to you, you can be added to the FMP mailing list (in which case you'll receive an announcement re: the public meetings) by contacting Biscayne National Park. Thanks for your interest and concern. Best regards, Todd. -- Todd Kellison Research Fishery Biologist National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Fisheries Science Center 75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 305.361.4496 todd.kellison@noaa.gov Dear Mr. Schmidt, Thank you for your concern of Florida's marine resources. Although the spearfishing prohibition you are concerned about has been proposed, there has as yet been no action to implement a rule for Biscayne National Park. The proposed actions that are in the Biscayne National Park Fishery Management Plan were developed with the aid of considerable public input including public meetings and comment periods in the spring of 2003 and 2004, and from recommendations generated from a Working Group of park users, including spearfishers, divers, recreational anglers, commercial fishers, a tropical species collector, scientists and resource managers, and representatives of several non-governmental organizations. Additional public comment on a final draft of the park's fishery management plan will be sought in a series of public meetings held by Biscayne National Park and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), but no dates have been set. The FWC has reviewed and conceptually approved the elements of the plan, and we would be required to implement any fishing rules (such as prohibiting spearfishing) for the state waters of the national park. At this time, our commissioners have not voted officially to implement any rules. We will likely not initiate rulemaking until after the National Park Service publishes its plan and conducts more public input workshops. Additionally, FWC rulemaking will afford you yet another opportunity to publicly voice your concern. You make some good arguments about the real vs. perceived impacts of spearfishing with power gear vs. slings, and I believe that point of view will receive serious consideration by our agency before we enact anything. In the meantime, your email comments will be kept for our records. I'm a lifelong resident of south Florida, but I am now living and working in Tallahassee. Although I appreciate the offer to look at the gear comparisons you mentioned, it would be difficult to make the trip for that. As a former diver and snorkeler myself, I am familiar with the points you were making. Thank you for your comments. Please be assured we will give them serious consideration. Mark Robson |
08-10-2006, 10:35 AM | #139 |
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Re: Biscayne Natl. Park closed to spearing..permanently
HELLO... my name is FARUK,Ilive in Miami,and I am new in this sport...
I am a beginner for spearfishing , but I need proper locations of spearing. Where I can spearfish? IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN INFORM ME OR POST ANY KINDS OF INFORMATION? What locations that is allowed for spearfishing? I ll appriciate for any information... |
09-26-2006, 05:34 PM | #140 |
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Re: Biscayne Natl. Park closed to spearing..permanently
SO..... whats going on with this? Seems to have died after June.....
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