Obama: Future ban of fishing ?

[Mr.Fitnah]

The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters.

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"When the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) completed their successful campaign to convince the Ontario government to end one of the best scientifically managed big game hunts in North America (spring bear), the results of their agenda had severe economic impacts on small family businesses and the tourism economy of communities across northern and central Ontario," said Phil Morlock, director of environmental affairs for Shimano.

"Now we see NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and the administration planning the future of recreational fishing access in America based on a similar agenda of these same groups and other Big Green anti-use organizations, through an Executive Order by the President. The current U.S. direction with fishing is a direct parallel to what happened in Canada with hunting: The negative economic impacts on hard working American families and small businesses are being ignored.

"In spite of what we hear daily in the press about the President's concern for jobs and the economy and contrary to what he stated in the June order creating this process, we have seen no evidence from NOAA or the task force that recreational fishing and related jobs are receiving any priority."



Fisheries In Danger
Consequently, unless anglers speak up and convince their Congressional representatives to stop this bureaucratic freight train, it appears that the task force will issue a final report for "marine spatial planning" by late March, with President Barack Obama then issuing an Executive Order to implement its recommendations — whatever they may be.

Led by NOAA's Jane Lubchenco, the task force has shown no overt dislike of recreational angling, but its indifference to the economic, social and biological value of the sport has been deafening.

Obama moving to limit fishing access - ESPN

 

[Zander]

These are truly sad days for America when they want to take away our right to fish........

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

http://www.unesco-ioc-marinesp.be/uploads/documentenbank/d87c0c421da4593fd93bbee1898e1d51.pdf

Dense fucking shit ,You know the recommendations are going to screw the people

 

[whaleboat]

Yeah , recreational fishermen here in Texas are singing the blues about ever more restrictive limits on fishing , but maybe they should have thought about that when they teamed up with environmentalists to kill off commercial fishing . What made the recreational fishermen think the environmentalists would stop at commercial fishing ?

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

Is fishing to feed your family a privilege or a right ?

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

This goes far beyond PETAs effort to change the name of fish to" kittens of the sea."

 

[Mr. H.]

I've glossed over this PDF:

THE WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Here's the link - http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/def.../091209-Interim-CMSP-Framework-Task-Force.pdf

Made it to page 22 and don't see any real threat to leisure/sport fishing.

From page 10:

2. Multiple existing uses (e.g., commercial fishing, recreational fishing and boating, marine transportation, sand and gravel mining, and oil and gas operations) and emerging uses (e.g., off-shore renewable energy and aquaculture) would be managed in a manner that reduces conflict, enhances compatibility among uses and with sustained ecosystem functions and services, and increases certainty and predictability for economic investments.

But I just don't see the need for such a plan. If existing agencies do their jobs and science takes presidence over environmental whacko-ism, then the objectives will be met.

Obama is a job creator for sure- but we need people contributing to the GDP, not another layer of beuraucratic bullshit.

 

[JWBooth]

I think its a damn fine idea.

First, it will be largely unenforceable.
Second, the enforcement effort will engender a greater disrespect for and disavowal of government and its overreach.

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

I've glossed over this PDF:

THE WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Here's the link - http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/def.../091209-Interim-CMSP-Framework-Task-Force.pdf

Made it to page 22 and don't see any real threat to leisure/sport fishing.

From page 10:

2. Multiple existing uses (e.g., commercial fishing, recreational fishing and boating, marine transportation, sand and gravel mining, and oil and gas operations) and emerging uses (e.g., off-shore renewable energy and aquaculture) would be managed in a manner that reduces conflict, enhances compatibility among uses and with sustained ecosystem functions and services, and increases certainty and predictability for economic investments.

But I just don't see the need for such a plan. If existing agencies do their jobs and science takes presidence over environmental whacko-ism, then the objectives will be met.

Obama is a job creator for sure- but we need people contributing to the GDP, not another layer of beuraucratic bullshit.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/def.../091209-Interim-CMSP-Framework-Task-Force.pdf

CMSP would be guided by the precautionary approach as defined in Principle 15 of the Rio Declaration, “Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.”

Principle 15

In order to protect the environment, the precautionary approach shall be widely applied by States according to their capabilities. Where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty shall not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation.

-- Rio Declaration - Rio Declaration on Environment and Development - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) --

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

I think its a damn fine idea.

First, it will be largely unenforceable.
Second, the enforcement effort will engender a greater disrespect for and disavowal of government and its overreach.

I can envision roving gangs of union thugs sinking boats as government pirates enforcing the law in Obama's new clean ocean.

 

[Missourian]

I think its a damn fine idea.

First, it will be largely unenforceable.
Second, the enforcement effort will engender a greater disrespect for and disavowal of government and its overreach.

I can envision roving gangs of union thugs sinking boats as government pirates enforcing the law in Obama's new clean ocean.

And I can envision a tale that ends "and they were never seen or heard from again".

 

[Avatar4321]

So our crops are being turned into ethanol, we aren't allowed to eat meat, we can't fish.

What exactly do these environmentalist wackos expect us to eat?

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

So our crops are being turned into ethanol, we aren't allowed to eat meat, we can't fish.

What exactly do these environmentalist wackos expect us to eat?

Soylant green.

 

[Meister]

They're going to have to pry the Fenwick from my cold hands.

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

Population ctrl.
win win from their POV

 

[JWBooth]

I think its a damn fine idea.

First, it will be largely unenforceable.
Second, the enforcement effort will engender a greater disrespect for and disavowal of government and its overreach.

I can envision roving gangs of union thugs sinking boats as government pirates enforcing the law in Obama's new clean ocean.

And I can envision a tale that ends "and they were never seen or heard from again".

and in the end we will all be labeled homegrown terrorists for our resistance, for defending our way of life

"Cause you can't starve us out and you can't make us run
Cause whese them ole' boys raised on shotgun
We say grace and we say ma'am
If you ain't into that we don't give a damn"

 

[asaratis]

The goal of the socialist agenda led by the Marxist Obama and the Alpha Bitch Pelosi is to grow the government and to control every aspect of our lives. The so called Green Party is just a front for the communists.

As PETA has proven, they do not really care about the animals.

 

[Ravi]

All this means is that some national fisheries will be closed to fishing until stocks have time to rebound.

One of a very few things that George W. Bush did right.

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

All this means is that some national fisheries will be closed to fishing until stocks have time to rebound.

One of a very few things that George W. Bush did right.

The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters.

Seems a little more then that.

 

[Ravi]

All this means is that some national fisheries will be closed to fishing until stocks have time to rebound.

One of a very few things that George W. Bush did right.

The Obama administration will accept no more public input for a federal strategy that could prohibit U.S. citizens from fishing the nation's oceans, coastal areas, Great Lakes, and even inland waters.

Seems a little more then that.

I hate to break it to you but the article is slanted...purposely so to get people stirred up.

Read the law in question. It applies only to national fisheries and is a temporary measure to allow fish stocks to rebound from overfishing.