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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA050


National Saltwater Angler Registry Program

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NMFS has established an annual fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00)
for registration of anglers, spear fishers and for-hire fishing vessels
to register under the National Saltwater Angler Registry Program.

DATES: The registration fee will be required effective January 1, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Gordon C. Colvin, Fishery Biologist, NMFS ST-12453, 1315
East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordon C. Colvin, Fishery Biologist;
(301) 713-2367 x175; e-mail: Gordon.Colvin@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final rule implementing the National
Saltwater Angler Registry Program, 50 CFR part 600, subpart P, was published in the Federal Register on December 30, 2008. The final rule states that persons registering with NMFS must pay an annual fee effective January 1, 2011, and that NMFS will publish the annual schedule for such fees in the Federal Register.

NMFS has determined that the annual registration fee for anglers, spear fishers and for-hire fishing vessels will be fifteen dollars ($15.00). All persons registering on or after January 1, 2011 will be required to pay the registration fee, unless they are exempt as indigenous people per the provisions of 50 CFR 600.1410(f).

Dated: November 22, 2010.
Eric C. Schwaab,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-29810 Filed 11-24-10; 8:45 am]

FR Doc 2010-29810
 
An interesting post I found:

According to the verbiage in 600.1410 Subpart P-Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States under the Registry process 600.1410 section, number (d), starting on page 79,718 it states: "NMFS will issue a registration number and certificate to registrants. A registration number and certificate will be valid for one year from the date on which it was issued."

50 CFR 600 Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States

Due to the registration process as defined by the National Marine Fisheries Service New Jersey anglers can register on December 31, 2010 and not pay a fee associated with the Federal Angler Registry for 2011 up to December 30, 2011. I am sure many anglers will take advantage of this loophole in the registration process in the event that New Jersey does not pass legislation for a free or nominal fee registry in 2010.

Jersey Joe


UBB Message - Barnegat Fishin' Hole 92


PART 600-MAGNUSON-STEVENS ACT PROVISIONS

Subpart P--Marine Recreational Fisheries of the United States

§ 600.1410 Registry process.

d. NMFS will issue a registration number and certificate to registrants. A registration number and certificate will be valid for one year from the date on which it was issued.


Here is a working link to the Final Rule PDF. Large file 2.59 mb. Section mentioned is on page 60.


https://www.countmyfish.noaa.gov/aboutus/organization/downloads/Saltwater_Angler_Registry_Final_Rule.pdf
 
I think this only applies to states that don't have a salt water fishing license requirement. In states that don't have saltwater licenses, you're paying them to collect data on your fishing.
 
NOAA Sets $15 Fee for the National Saltwater Angler Registry

Fishermen in Hawaii, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, U.S.V.I. must register or renew in 2011
November 30, 2010


NOAA announced today that the fee for registering with the National Saltwater Angler Registry will be $15 as of January 1. The change affects anglers, spear fishers and for-hire fishing vessels in Hawaii, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and U.S.V.I., although some anglers are exempt.


NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - NOAA Sets $15 Fee for the National Saltwater Angler Registry
 
S1122:
12/9/2010 10:00:00 AM Environment and Energy
Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

Senate Environment and Energy Thursday, December 09, 2010 - 10:00 AM Meeting - Committee Room 10, 3rd Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ

The committee will hear testimony from representatives of the Department of Environmental Protection and members of the public concerning the department's implementation of the "Site Remediation Reform Act," P.L.2009, c.60.


Bill AbstractCurrent StatusLDOA
A823 Saltwater fishing, free reg.-estab. SEN3/22/2010
A2529 Renewable energy tech.-revise SEN11/8/2010
S1122 Saltwater fishing registry-estab. free SEN2/4/2010
S2306 Renewable energy tech.-revise SEN9/23/2010
S2371 Solar Renewable Energy Cert.-purchase SEN11/8/2010
 
Here are the Senators that need to hear from us now to get S1122, Free Registry bill, heard on the Senate floor:


Senator Stephen M. Sweeney (Dem) Senate President
935 Kings Highway Suite 400 Thorofare, NJ 08086
Phone: 856-251-9801 Fax: 856-251-9752


14 East Commerce Street 3rd Floor Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Phone: 856-455-1011 Fax: 856-455-2853


199 East Broadway Suite G Salem, NJ 08079
Phone: 856-339-0808 Fax: 856-339-9626
Service Since: 2002
Email: SenSweeney@njleg.org


Senator Nia H. Gill (Dem) Senate President Pro Tempore
425 Bloomfield Avenue 2nd Floor Montclair, NJ 07042-3538
Phone: 973-509-0388 Fax: 973-509-9241
Service Since: 2002
Email: SenGill@njleg.org

Senator Barbara Buono (Dem) Senate Majority Leader
2 Lincoln Highway Suite 401 Edison, NJ 08820
Phone: 732-205-1372 Fax: 732-205-1375
Service Since: 1994
Email: SenBuono@njleg.org


Senator Paul A. Sarlo (Dem) Deputy Majority Leader
207 Hackensack Street 2nd Floor Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075
Phone: 201-804-8118 Fax: 201-804-8644
Service Since: 2002
Email: SenSarlo@njleg.org


Senator John A. Girgenti (Dem) Assistant Majority Leader
507 Lafayette Avenue Hawthorne, NJ 07506-2424
Phone: 973-427-1229 Fax: 973-423-5895
Service Since: 1990
Email: SenGirgenti@njleg.org


Senator M. Teresa Ruiz (Dem) Assistant Majority Leader
166 Bloomfield Avenue Newark, NJ 07104
Phone: 973-484-1000 Fax: 973-484-1008
Service Since: 2008
Email: SenRuiz@njleg.org



Senator Sandra B. Cunningham (Dem) Majority Whip
1738 Kennedy Boulevard Jersey City, NJ 07305
Phone: 201-451-5100 Fax: 201-451-0867
Service Since: 2007
Email: SenCunningham@njleg.org
 
NEW JERSEY LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

Vol. XXXIV No. 82
Internet Update IV
CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE 214th Legislature

Prepared: December 14, 2010

MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2010


****SENATE SESSION 2:00 PM Senate Chambers

Voting Session:

A823 [Albano, Nelson T./Milam, Matthew W.+2], Saltwater fishing, free reg.-estab.


S1122 [Van Drew, Jeff/Beck, Jennifer+1], Saltwater fishing registry-estab. free
 
NJ Senate approves free saltwater registry bill, what next?

New Jersey Governor’s Contact Information

Governor Chris Christie

Phone:
(609) 292-6000


Fax:
(609) 777-2922
(609) 292-5212
(609) 292-3454

Office of the Governor | Contact Us

Office of the Governor
PO Box 001
Trenton, NJ 08625

chris.christie@gov.state.nj.us


Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno

Phone:
(609) 292-6000
(609) 984-1900
(609) 777-2581

Fax:
(609) 292-3454
(609) 777-1764

Kim Guadagno
Lieutenant Governor
PO Box 300
Trenton, NJ 08625

kim.guadagno@gov.state.nj.us
 
Where does the authority to do this come from? What section / article of the constitution grants the Feds the power to do this? I didn’t register this year and I’m not going to register next year or ever.

In RI free and unencumbered use and access of/to the ocean is a state constitutionally protected right. Where does the Fed get the authority to violate a states constitution? Is this America or did I wake up in the old USSR?

From the RI Constitution:
Section 17. Fishery rights -- Shore privileges -- Preservation of natural resources. -- The people shall continue to enjoy and freely exercise all the rights of fishery, and the privileges of the shore, to which they have been heretofore entitled under the charter and usages of this state, including but not limited to fishing from the shore, the gathering of seaweed, leaving the shore to swim in the sea and passage along the shore; and they shall be secure in their rights to the use and enjoyment of the natural resources of the state with due regard for the preservation of their values; and it shall be the duty of the general assembly to provide for the conservation of the air, land, water, plant, animal, mineral and other natural resources of the state, and to adopt all means necessary and proper by law to protect the natural environment of the people of the state by providing adequate resource planning for the control and regulation of the use of the natural resources of the state and for the preservation, regeneration and restoration of the natural environment of the state.

(proper by law)meaning they can't violate this section.

Section 24. Rights not enumerated -- State rights not dependent on federal rights. -- The enumeration of the foregoing rights shall not be construed to impair or deny others retained by the people. The rights guaranteed by this Constitution are not dependent on those guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.
 

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