A recently released White House document could result in the closures of sport fishing in salt and freshwater areas.
Shimano reported:




Feds to 60 Million American Anglers: We don't need you

A recently published administration document outlines a structure that could result in closures of sport fishing in salt and freshwater areas across America. The White House created an Interagency Oceans Policy Task Force in June and gave them only 90 days to develop a comprehensive federal policy for all U.S. coastal, ocean and Great Lakes waters. Under the guise of ‘protecting’ these areas, the current second phase of the Task Force direction is to develop zoning which may permanently close vast areas of fishing waters nationwide. This is to be completed by December 9, 2009.

Dave Pfeiffer, President of Shimano American Corporation explained, “In spite of extensive submissions from the recreational fishing community to the Task Force in person and in writing, they failed to include any mention of the over one million jobs or the 6o million anglers which may be affected by the new policies coast to coast. Input from the I
In addition to the economic aspects, anglers lead the nation in volunteer conservation efforts on behalf of improving fish habitat, water quality and related environmental areas. “There was no mention of the fishery conservation efforts which anglers have led for over 50 years in every state – an environmental success story that has no equal in the world”, said Phil Morlock, Director, Environmental Affairs for Shimano. “The Task Force did not make any distinction between the dramatic differences between harmful commercial fishing harvest methods and recreational fishing, even though we spelled it out for them in detail,” added Morlock.


Claiming to be the result of a public consultation process the report states, “Having considered a broad range of public comments, this report reflects the requests and concerns of all interested parties.”

The original White House memo and not surprisingly the Task Force report contains multiple references to developing a national policy where Great Lakes and coastal regions are managed, “consistent with international law, including customary international law as reflected in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea” - a 300-page treaty the U.S. has never ratified.

“We question what implications there will be for state authority and jurisdiction in the Great Lakes and coastal regions if the U.S. adopts the U.N. Treaty,” said Pfeiffer.


Posted by Gateway Pundit at 10/12/2009 03:44:00 AM Comments (10) |

You can't undo a UN treaty, if the administration signs this, this will be worse than cap and trade and healthcare combined. Please everyone read the treaty, it will give the UN control over every single waterway in the United States including all rivers and ponds, even the ones in your own backyards. Thus, ending our sovereignty as we know it.
Scott | 10.12.09 - 6:29 am | #


This is also the model for gun control. Call your Senators.
arch | 10.12.09 - 6:44 am | #

Here is some more fun stuff...

Obama advocated the communal ownership of land and the forced
confiscation of privately controlled land, as part of a forced
“development plan”, an important element of his attack on the
government’s advocacy of private ownership, land titles, and property
registration. (p. 29)


Obama advocated dramatically
increasing taxation on “the rich” even up to the 100% level, arguing
that, “there is no limit to taxation if the benefits derived from
public services by society measure up to the cost in taxation which
they have to pay” (p. 30) and that, “Theoretically, there is nothing
that can stop the government from taxing 100% of income so long as the
people get benefits from the government commensurate with their income
which is taxed.” (p. 31)

Obama advocates an “active” rather than a “passive” program to achieve
a classless society through the removal of economic disparities between
black Africans and Asian and Europeans. (p. 28 ) “While we welcome the
idea of a prevention [of class problems], we should try to cure what
has slipped in .. we .. need to eliminate power structures that have
been built through excessive accumulation so that not only a few
individuals shall control a vast magnitude of resources as is the case
now .. so long as we maintain free enterprise one cannot deny that some
will accumulate more than others .. “ (pp. 29-30)



Obama advocates government owned and
operated “model farms” as a means of teaching modern farming techniques
to farmers. (p. 33)

I sincerely hope all land owners have their land patent. Or your screwed! It's the only chance you have legally to keep their greedy hands off your land! We shall reminisce when we took our children fishing and lived as American families. Enjoying our simple liberties that now are being destroyed! Now you will be a criminal for being a fisherman. It can only get worse under this Marxist regime! May God protect you and yours!