Lobster FMP

[Saba Slayer]

Joe Exline will be at the Carlsbad meeting and he posted this on BD in response to my post...
Thanks Jim I will be at the Carlsbad meeting and just as you stated there are no immediate plans for regulation changes as the stock assessment on lobsters does look good. There will be the opportunity during the meeting to make comments and ask questions about the FMP. Now is the time to voice your concerns about the future of the fishery, ask questions about the process and expected goals/product, and get invoved. I have asked the Department to make these meetings more interactive than the MLPA and Commission meetings normally are and to try to answer questions posed by the public rather than just listening to comments with no reaction as is generally the case. If you cannot attend either of the meetings feel free to post your questions/comments here or send Jim or I a PM and we will try to get back with an answer after the meeting.
Jim / Saba Slayer