East coast spear-fishing to be banned

Amendments 17A, 17B, & 18 will ban harvest of species included in the Snapper/Grouper Management Group. Some proposals will close all waters from Savannah GA all the way to Altamaha Sound from the 3 mile state boundary to the federal 200 mile limit. Diving activities will be controlled by NOAA.
The Snapper/Grouper complex is composed of the following species-
Snappers
Lane Snapper
Yellowtail Snapper
Gray Snapper
Mutton Snapper
Vermilion Snapper
Red Snapper
Black Snapper
Queen Snapper
Schoolmaster
Blackfi n Snapper
Cubera Snapper
Mahogany Snapper
Dog Snapper
Silk Snapper
Groupers
Gag
Scamp
Red Grouper
Black Grouper
Speckled Hind
Snowy Grouper
Warsaw Grouper
Wreckfi sh
Rock Hind
Graysby
Yellowedge Grouper
Coney
Red Hind
Goliath Grouper
Misty Grouper
Nassau Grouper
Yellowmouth Grouper
Tiger Grouper
Yellowfi n Grouper
Porgys
Red
Sheepshead
Grass
Jolthead
Saucereye
Whitebone
Knobbed
Longspine
Scup
Triggerfi sh
Gray
Queen
Ocean
Jacks
Greater Amberjack
Yellow Jack
Blue Runner
Crevalle Jack
Bar Jack
Almaco Jack
Lesser Amberjack
Banded Rudderfi sh
Tilefi shes
Golden Tilefi sh
Blueline Tilefi sh
Sand Tilefi sh
Grunts
White Grunt
Black Margate
Porkfi sh
Margate
Tomtate
Smallmouth Grunt
French Grunt
Spanish Grunt
Cottonwick
Sailors Choice
Blue Stripe Grunt
Spadefi shes
Spadefi sh
Wrasses
Hogfi sh
Puddingwife
Sea Basses
Black Sea Bass
Bank Sea Bass
Rock Sea Bass
In other words, every fish in the ocean except Oyster toadfish & Lionfish.
It is over unless we can amend the M/S Act.
Wake up America!
If you think this will not affect you, think again!
There were only 20 people that showed up at the Savannah meeting & they were mostly Charter captains.

Public Hearing 2009 Documents

http://www.safmc.net/Portals/6/Newsletters/Fall09Update.pdf

NOAA, PEW, Oceana, Ocean Conservancy & all of the other agencies must be stopped at any & all costs.