Kevin, first, it is so good to hear from you again. We need to catch up off
list. Second, you and your state are also to be commended for the work you are
doing to conserve and preserve your environment and the many life forms that
depend on a clean, safe environment.
Congratulations on the $559,000 from your legislature to redo your website to
make it more accessible. What is the URL. I would like to take a look at it.
I am itching to get the boat operational and out fishing this spring. We plan
on migrating back out to the lake some time after the middle of April, after we
get our taxes sent in to the IRS. Of course, after we send all of our money to
Washington and Kentucky, we won’t have enough money left to put gas in the
boat!
Ron
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Kevin Frankeberger (Redacted sender "k_frankeberger" for DMARC)
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Subject: [vmfa] Re: FW: Blue Fish Canada - Seafood Sustainability Hinges on All
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Hi Ron, Bob and all:
Indeed, thanks Ron for your post.
I agree, the "Perfect Storm" is an awesome movie. If you can find it, I'd
suggest watching it with a sighted person. There are some nuisances that can
be missed without the needed audio description. Still, the sound track is
awesome - you can certainly "feel it" and for those of us who have been on
rough water, well - it is a wow experience.
Living here in the Pacific NW, managed fisheries is a fact of life - salmon of
course but also tribal rights to do gill netting and a host of other "things"
make life interesting to say the least.
For our Dept. of Game and Wildlife, I serve on several citizen advisory
committees to include the ADA Advisory Council. Did you know that a reel is
made that will project the line with a touch of a button? That adaptive
equipment is for those whose dexterity (not sure if that is the best word)
doesn't allow them to cast a line. That makes sense to me but a full-blown
hearing has to take place as this device is an "auto" and some feel that even
bow hunters should wear nothing but a loin cloth...that type of mentality.
In other cool news, I was able to garner $559,000 from our legislature to redo
our website so that it truly is accessible. It is an 18-month project but I
sure do feel good that I got it done. The WDFW website currently has some
9,000 pages and it gets over 4 million hits a year. There are also some 6,000
pdf embedded in it. Yes, good grief is one reaction!
Happy fishing to all!
Kevin with guide dog Tomasso
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From: Bob Hachey <bhachey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: vmfa@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2017 5:37 PM
Subject: [vmfa] Re: FW: Blue Fish Canada - Seafood Sustainability Hinges on All
of Us doing Our Part
Hi Ron,
Good post here. AS a Massachusetts native, I love to eat all kinds of fresh
fish. I have at times felt guilty about eating fish like Haddock and Cod which
have had major restrictions placed on them. The last article I read on the
subject indicated that both haddock and cod are making a comeback here in the
northeastern US. Obviously, we don’t want to fish any species into extinction.
But when the government places such restrictions on any given species they need
to be taking better care of the folks who are directly impacted by such
restrictions. I’ve seen too many sad stories on the local news about fishermen
from places like Gloucester Mass who have been forced to sell their boats and
sometimes even their homes as a result of these restrictions.
I recall one of our ACB Capitol Hill visits when I happened to meet with the
Congressman from the North Shore of Mass which includes Gloucester. After
bringing our ACB issues to his attention, I mentioned the plight of these
folks. AT the time, he was working on legislation designed to better compensate
these folks for their losses when the losses are caused by government
restrictions.
WE also briefly discussed a movie entitled The Perfect Storm which tells the
true story of a Gloucester sword boat captain and how he and his crew were lost
in a historic storm. For those of you who’ve not seen the movie, I highly
recommend it. I do wish I could find it with audio description.
Bob Hachey
