[fishfanatic1]

UNITED BOATMEN MEMBERS:

The D E C is proposing a very short FLUKE season this year. They are looking at a season that will run from 30 days to 51 days. I hope this is unacceptable to everyone who fishes for FLUKE. The only option that there is that has a chance of getting passed is the one that has a season of MAY 15-SEPT. 1 20 1/2 INCH SIZE LIMIT AND A 2 FISH BAG LIMIT. Unless everyone sends a e-mail to Mr. Gilmore and Steve Heines in support of this option our season will be very short. I have attended 2 meeting with them a few weeks ago and there thinking is the only way we will stay within our quota is with major cuts in the season. So unless we get as many people as possible to support the longer season we will be stuck with a very bad regulation. Your letter should say:
Dear Mr. Gilmore,
I am in full support of the 20 1/2 inch size limit 2 fish bag limit and the season that runs from May 15 to Sept. 1. This is a reduction of almost 70% from this year regulations. I feel that this should be more than enough to keep New York within it`s 2008 quota. Any of the other options with the shorter seasons will put an undo economic hardship on the fishing industry. As you are well aware, the industry has had many businesses fail over the last few years because these harsh regulations and hope you will work with us till congress fixes the problem.

These e-mails should be sent to both [email protected] and [email protected]
The more people we can get to do this the better chance we will have to get the longer season. Remember the mind set at D E C is the shortest season possible.
DENNIS KANYUK UNITED BOATMAN NEW YORK
(516) 909-5699

 

[Savvy18]

Dennis,

I received your e-mail earlier today and sent a message in support of the only proposition that seems CLOSE to fair. May 1st thru Sept 1st (2) fish @ 20.5 inches.

I sent an e-mail to both addresses you provided.

Thanks.



Eddie

 

[togilator]

sent mine earlier and will get some of my staff at work to send more.

 

[CaptPaul]

Keep in mind this particular letter was designed from a for-hire owner's persective. You would serve the cause better by altering this one to suit your particular position, or see the other letter I altered in this Forum.

Paul

 

[guest]

I've seen a lot of these types of threads where one person writes an email and the rest copy sign it verbatim, and send it off.

Do they work? I would think that managers see that they get a lot of the same letters/emails with the same verbage, but different signatures, and may not count them as much as they would an original letter?

Is that true? Or do they rate these "form" letters as highly as individual letters?

Just curious

 

[rydogg]

sent e-mails!!hope they work!!!

 

[MakoMike]

guest wrote:
I've seen a lot of these types of threads where one person writes an email and the rest copy sign it verbatim, and send it off.

Do they work? I would think that managers see that they get a lot of the same letters/emails with the same verbage, but different signatures, and may not count them as much as they would an original letter?

Is that true? Or do they rate these "form" letters as highly as individual letters?

Just curious

I don't know how it works in other places but in Congress they value the more personal letters more than form letters.

 

[rydogg]

if you remember last season we all were writing personal letters and then all got form letters back.i signed and sent an wrote personal letters again this year in the hopes that we can reach an agreement that will help all!!

 

[CaptPaul]

Of course form letters aren't as effective as custom ones. They do serve to show the managers the general feelings of a person, leaving them less free to make decisions that many people voice their opinion against.

Paul