[va-richmond-general] River Herring that fed the downtown Heron Rookery

  • From: "Mr James Shelton" <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> (Redacted sender "james_shelton32" for DMARC)
  • To: Richmond Audubon Society Mailing List <va-richmond-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2018 19:43:35 +0000 (UTC)

Richmond Birders,
River Herring that fed the downtown Heron Rookery, Ospreys and Bald Eagles in 
Richmond, travel out to sea when the hatch in Richmond, swim up to Nova Scotia 
for four years, and travel back to the Chesapeake Bay and Richmond by way of 
New England.
If the New England Herring Trawlers catch Herring too close to shore, they get 
too many River Herring to leave enough to complete the journey and our stocks 
are diminished.  These have been reduced since I was a kid and many people 
could net these in RIchmond.
The New England Fisheries Management Council is talking about rules to protect 
these.

The New England Fishery Management Council has held five hearings on Amendment 
8 so far, which have been well-attended. At every hearing there have been 
voices in favor of conservation, including allies in the recreational and 
commercial fishing industry.

A quick reminder about the remaining hearings, and the written comment 
deadline...written comments are due NEXT WEEK on June 25 by 5:00 PM and I’m 
ready and willing to help. Letters on your letterhead will make a big impact! 
Please reach out if you would like to write a letter.

Talking points and a template letter from the Pew Charitable Trust are 
attached. Pew’s 
write-up:http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/05/18/new-rules-proposed-for-atlantic-herring-fishing-in-new-england.
Please Sign Pew's Action 
Alerthttp://advocacy.pewtrusts.org/page/24835/petition/1?ea.tracking.id=Web&_ga=2.189221161.326421453.1529350805-390036529.1529350805
 

James SheltonLegislative ChairRichmond Audubon

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