Amendment #548 to H.R. 1 Passes House at 1:43 AM

[Capt. Keith]

Amendment #548 to H.R. 1 Passes House at 1:43 AM

Passes House at 1:43 AM, .......... Now the senate has to pass
it! ........ Just click on the link below and it loads itself for the
house debate....... It takes a minute or two to load up after you
click on it, so be patient!

The floor debate on the Amendment can be viewed here:

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/HouseSession4012/start/50252/stop/50773

Passed the United States House of Representatives on a recorded vote
of 259-159..

Thanks to all who made phone calls and send in emails and faxes. The
fight is not over...


[b]Now we need to be on the phone plus sending emails and faxes to our
Senators and Senators from other States too to support the Senate
Amendment to Block Spending on Catch Shares...[/b]

Kudos too Rep Jones for making this amendment.

Kudos to Rep Franks for standing up and Opposing Catch Shares...

Now we need to call and set Rep Moran from VA. That Catch Shares are
bad for us. On the commercial side Catch Shares are a bad idea because
the INC's and Fishhouse owners will wind up owning all the shares. The
little will get screwed! You can tell that EDF got to him the last
few days, by the way he talks... Here is his phone number we need to
still burn up his phone to keep him from talking about what EDF told
him... Rep Moran 202-225-4376

Senate Contact info
http://www.senate.gov/general/resources/pdf/senators_phone_list.pdf

Area code for DC is (202). Just follow the directions on the top of
each of the above to get full phone number for each guy's D.C. office.

Thanks
Keith


Jones Amendment to Block Spending on Catch Shares Passes House of
Representatives

WASHINGTON - Feb. 19, 2011 (Saving Seafood) - Amendment #548 to H.R. 1
sponsored by Walter Jones (R-North Carolina) and cosponsored by Barney
Frank (D-Massachusetts) and Frank Pallone (D-New Jersey) passed the
United States House of Representatives on a recorded vote of 259-159
at 1:43 a.m.

The Amendment would prevent funds from being expended by NOAA to enact
new limited access fishing programs. The Amendment, if H.R. 1 is
passed by the Senate and signed into law, would prevent spending on
new catch shares programs.

51 Democrats joined 208 Republicans voting in favor of the Amendment.

Amendment No. 548 to H.R. 1 would ensure that no funds made available
in the continuing resolution may be used to develop or approve new
limited access privilege programs for any fishery under the
jurisdiction of the South Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, New England or Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Managment Councils.

This would prevent further spending on "Catch Shares" programs, a
heavily-promoted fisheries policy of the Obama Administration under
Dr. Jane Lubchenco's leadership at NOAA. The policy, backed by
several environmental groups, has been controversial. The Catch
Shares policy has faced widespread opposition by East Coast fishermen.

The Amendment does not affect fishing programs on the West Coast or
Alaska.

Link to: FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 130: http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2011/roll130.xml