fisheries
New state regulation to keep traps off reefs
14/07/08 06:27
BY John Geiser STAFF COLUMNIST, Asbury
Park Press July 12, 2008
There is more than one way to get commercial fish traps off the state's artificial reefs.
The will of the people has been thwarted in the state Legislature by two key Democratic lawmakers for nearly two years; so people are looking elsewhere for relief.
The state Division of Fish and Wildlife announced at Thursday's state Marine Fisheries Council meeting that it will provide it through a regulation to prohibit traps on the reefs.
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There is more than one way to get commercial fish traps off the state's artificial reefs.
The will of the people has been thwarted in the state Legislature by two key Democratic lawmakers for nearly two years; so people are looking elsewhere for relief.
The state Division of Fish and Wildlife announced at Thursday's state Marine Fisheries Council meeting that it will provide it through a regulation to prohibit traps on the reefs.
Read More...