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While I am not real happy about the new NC Saltwater Fishing License, I hoped that the revenue would be used to increase fish stocks, etc,
Came across this story.
According Conoley, admission fees generated from the State's three Aquariums will be reserved exclusively for the $8 to 10 million reconstruction which is expected to be completed in January 2009 and opening that same spring.
Conoley said that there had been some contention from the three Aquariums as to why Jennette's will be receiving all of the admission fee monies. "It's always been what's best for the Aquariums as a whole. We don't have money separated for each aquarium; that's just how we've always done things."
Revenue generated the Saltwater Recreational Fishing License - to go into effect Jan. 1, 2007 - and the pier itself is hoped to cover operations. According to David Griffin, director of the state's Aquarium division, Saltwater Recreational Fishing License revenues can be used for recreational and educational purposes.
Now I know what the license is for, to run things like a fishing pier that the state will build and own.
Great, now let's all get together and vote for the next tax that comes along. My contention from the get-go this (fishing license BS) would be a cash cow to be wasted.
How do you feel about having to get a license to throw a cast net off your own dock?
Not 1 dime spent on NC Wildlife ramp on FishFactory Road (Southport) in 8 years, save 1 load of gravel to fill pot holes. Anyone care to speculate how many more users (taxpayers) now as compared to 1998?
Join CCa-NC and lets try and get our commissioners to use the money as it was intended. The license was the first step in raising money for fish stocks; the second step has to be sure it goes as intended.
thanks
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You got that right fish factory,,,and I ain't joining NC CCA either,,the license is just another tax to be wasted,,like a lot of the other taxes we pay in North Carolina is!!!!
And building new boat ramps, or getting some of them repaired that are in dire need of attention,,ha, what a joke! Oh I forgot,, the NCWRC has no money!!!!
Anyone with small kids? Just tell em that you are going to take the tooth fairy money and send it to help the fish. They will understand. It will net more to the fisheries than the SW license will anyway.
Doesn't anybody understand, NC is broke and they will pirate any $$$ they can get their hands on?
Coming soon to a theatre near you, "How the NC Education lottery actually helped education". (I believe that it's a fiction movie)
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[quote]Shag - 9/6/2006 4:51 PM Anyone with small kids? Just tell em that you are going to take the tooth fairy money and send it to help the fish. QUOTE]
Major LOL
"take the tooth fairy money and send it to help the fish"...you ain't right
Ever consider runnin' for NC Governor or Speaker of the House ? The Yankees have the Mafia for government, we just have stupid voters, that elect idiots.
Gotta agree with beachnut. The CCA's the only group at least trying to make a difference for recreational fishermen. To join it costs about as much as taking your wife to lunch and then you get a subscription to a really good inshore magazine to boot. The license will at least put numbers on recs which will be undeniable and significant. For decades recs were never considered when fisheries issues were decided. This is changing led by the CCA. I'm all in favor of cutting taxes, but if you wanna do that lets go after some much bigger ones.
Shag.......N.C. broke; not hardly. They just took in tens of millions more than expected in April. The problem is the B and B boys, Basnight and Black, spend it like they damn well please and the rest of the legislators go along like sheep. Have to agree with you on the lottery though.
nccoaster.........................ya always did love stirring the pot............however, I totally agree with you on this one. Its always been thought this money should go toward the nc fisheries, but doesn't surprise me one bit it may go elsewhere.
Just another way to tax us and use the funds for other things.
b04747, I do hereby stand corrected. The state has the same problem that I do personally except in both cases, it's my damed money.
Anybody ever hear of Wallop Breaux? "Fishery" monies being used to build playgrounds. The same thing happens on a state level. If you read the legislation on the NC SW fishing license it is very specific where the money will be spent. I believe that they will honor it and that's cool. However, it just gives them a benchmark on how much to back off of the general funds that they are currently spending on the same stuff. Net result = $0 or less.
Same with the education lottery. The legislation is very specific when it addresses what % goes to education and I have no doubt they will stick to it. That's cool too. But again, it simply gives them a benchmark as to how much less they can spend on education out of the general fund so the net again = $0.
fish factory, I appreciate your comments about running for Governor. However, I think there is something about not having a criminal record. Or is that president? He11, I don't know.
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bo4747 got it, the real signfiicance of the SW license is that it will put real numbers to the recreational fisherman; establishing the economic influence the recreational fishermam ( or fisherperson) has on the state economy. The license will cost you for a year about the price of a box of Cigar Minnows. Not outreagous.
It will be until January of 06 before any of the money starts to show from the license. It will be a significant amount of money and yes all leaches will be out for a cut. CCA will be working to to see that the money goes for projects that benefit the recreational fisher person, and to put fish back in the sea. CCA needs the help of all that care about the resource and would like to see better fishing in NC.
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Lets put this into perspective. The inlets throughout NC were closing and no $$ to dredge in the Fed. budget. The NC folks had a very strong campaign to keep the inlets open, but wasn't supported by the CCA, as they were working on "other projects". Have no idea what the "other projects" were, but do know that when asked to distribute the "Support the Inlets" pamplets at the Raleigh Boat show, they had zero interest or knowledge, and didn't accept the pamplets. Your choice of to support CCA or not. Not me.
Well stated lrfisher. No clue what the "projects" were, but certainly not keeping the inlets open. If the CCA is for the coastal area, they may need to re-think what they're for. Obviously "other projects" don't get it.
I should add that I was a charter member of the CCA, no longer.
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Irf..and Libra...the other projects were the license, river herring, southern flounder, plus run the various regional meetings and banquets ,donate range finding binoculars to DMF enforcement, attend many MFC meetings around the state and more. Until recently thay was with only one full time employee. Now there are two. There are two of you, what have you done besides bitch and moan? We've elected people that are supposed to look after insuring that things like monies for keeping our inlets open aren't left out of the budget. Try laying the blame for that at their feet where it belongs.
I still haven't gotten a reply back from the CCA and I was seriously considering joining the CCA. CCA pushed for the SWL and I support conservation efforts so that we can all enjoy our natural resources.
No, I don't expect them to reply to every person that writes them, but it was a serious question about the position of the CCA. They don't owe me an answer and I don't have to send any money.
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