Stellwagen Bank Charter Boat Association. Charter boats of Stellwagen and the western Gulf of Maine.

January 2010
Stellwagen Bank Charter Boat Association to kick off January 2010 Sport fishing meeting in Marshfield, with NOAA speaker. All invited to attend. VENUE CHANGE

DATELINE: MARSHFIELD, MASS…Stellwagen Bank Charter Boat Association (SBCBA) invites you to their next monthly meeting being held on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 7PM at the restaurant MING DYNASTY , 752 Plain St Marshfield, MA 02050, (Rte 139 across from Enterprise Drive with a visible red MING DYNASTY sign).
SBCBA is a group of 60+ area USCG licensed charter boat captains and mates that operate on Stellwagen Bank and the Western Gulf of Maine, “and is open to anyone interested in salt water sport fishing to attend meetings or join the association”, said founding president Tom Depersia.
January’s speaker is Special Agent Chris Shoppmeyer for NOAA who has been in federal law enforcement for over 28 years, first as a Wildlife Inspector and Refuge Law Enforcement Officer for the US Fish & Wildlife Service. For the past 22 years he has served as a NOAA Fisheries Service Special Agent stationed in New Castle, NH and Chris’s entire career has been dedicated to conservation law enforcement. He holds two degrees: from Unity College, Maine, a degree in Conservation Law Enforcement, and from Daniel Webster College in NH, a degree in Organizational Management. During his career as a fisheries agent, Chris served a 10 month assignment as a Staff Assistant to a NH congressman, focusing on environmental issues. Chris has received numerous awards including the Chevron Conservation Award in the Citizen Volunteer category. As National Vice President of Agency Affairs, for the Federal Law Enforcement Officer's Association, Chris serves as the liaison for 65 federal law enforcement agencies. Please join us to hear Agent Shoppmeyer’s tales as well as the proposed way any new regs will impact us in the coming months.
Agenda: Updates on Game Fish rules / regulations, migrations, legislation and industry news. The group meets monthly to understand and assist where possible in the continued and proper strategic management of Cape Cod and MA Bay’s recreational fishing grounds. There is no fee to attend meetings. Annual membership for licensed captains is $50 and for non licensed attendees $25.00. New prospective members are welcome. Group meets the second Tuesday of the Month @ 1900 hrs.

Bring a friend to learn more about sport fishing in our area, for more info contact Secretary Tom King at 781-545-6287 or via email capt.tom@comcast.com or visit: www.stellwagencharterboats.com for the latest in meeting updates and venues.

Guest Speaker Capt. Ralph Pratt (ABTA) discussed the ICCAT meeting that was just held for bluefin tuna. He explained that ICCAT had made stricter rules and cut quotas for the eastern Atlantic. He also discussed the importance of sending letters against adding Bluefin tuna to the CITES listing for endangered species. Explaining that ICCAT is a better organization to oversee bluefin tuna. A big thanks from SBCBA to Ralph and everyone involved with the American Bluefin Tuna Association. http://theabta.com/CurrentActions.html

A business meeting was held regarding treasurer and secretary report. The dredging operation in Green harbor was discussed.

We had a great Meet and Greet with a bunch of new members. It will be customary from now on for our board members and new members attending to introduce themselves.

John Chisolm from the Mass division of marine fisheries gave a great talk regarding sharks in Massachusetts. John talked about how Sand Tiger Sharks have infiltrated some of our bays and estuaries in south eastern MA. He also talked about tagging great white sharks off of Monomoy. He explained the importance of our cooperation in donating to science the Largest "Male" Mako shark ever recorded in the world caught on Stellwagen Bank this year by Capt. Tom King and Capt. Taylor Sears members of SBCBA.

First meeting of the winter season attended by most of the founding members and board of governors to discuss meeting agenda for the winter season. We have some great recommendations for guest speakers. A logo is needed for SBCBA and any interested artist are needed to design a New Logo for the "Stellwagen Bank Charterboat Association'. A reminder to pay your dues this money is needed to support our interests in Recreational and Charter Fishing.

A discussion was held about the proposed tuna regulations. There are many issues regarding BFT and ICCAT please read and educate yourself and send letters to government officials expressing your thoughts and ideas.

Thanks to the Peck Family for their interesting discussion on Propeller Maintenance. They do all sorts of Balancing and repairs to all types and sizes of props and Shafts. All with Computerized machines. The Company is New England Propeller Inc. Toll free number is 1-800-635-9504 They are located in the Plymouth Industrial Park 9 Apollo Eleven Rd.

Stellwagen Bank Charter Boat Assoc kicks off January 2009 Sport fishing meeting in Marshfield and all invited to attend.

DATELINE: MARSHFIELD, MASS…Stellwagen Bank Charter Boat Association (SBCBA) invites you to their next monthly meeting being held on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 7PM at Hanabi restaurant in Marshfield. SBCBA is a group of 60+ area USCG licensed charter boat captains and mates that operate on Stellwagen Bank and the Western Gulf of Maine. “Meetings are open to anyone interested in salt water sport fishing and conservation and you can also join the association” said founding president Tom Depersia.

Agenda: Updates on Game Fish rules / regulations, migrations, legislation and industry news are all discussed. The group meets monthly to understand and assist where possible in the continued and proper strategic management of Cape Cod and MA Bay’s recreational fishing grounds. There is no fee to attend meetings. Annual membership for licensed captains is $50 and for non licensed attendees $25.00. New prospective members are always welcome. Group meets the second Tuesday of the Month at The Hanabi Restaurant Rt 139 Marshfield MA. 02050 at 1900 hrs. ~ SBCBA Accomplishments From Dues

Bring a friend to learn more about the “Captain’s Edge” in 2009 sport fishing tips, techniques and tactics in our area. For more info contact Secretary Tom King at 781-545-6287, email capt.tom@comcast.com or visit the groups website www.stellwagencharterboats.com for the latest updates and happenings.

Thanks to Ralph Pratt for his informative discussion on the tuna quotas discussed at the ICAT meeting. Concerns on how we could lose are quota of tuna to Canada if we do not catch our quota of tuna before 2010. A possibility of lowering the fork length limit to 65" would help increase the catch and bring us closer to our quota for the next two years. It seemed that most people where in favor of lowering the length limit. Thanks to Steve James for putting on a great raffle.

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