Could West Bay be next

[kenny]

Those are two different entities. The Army Corp. & TP&W are different, one federal and the other state. The juxtaposition of TP&W protecting seagrass in one bay, and the Corp destroying it in another is ironic.

[Robalo]

Actually it is kind of sad Kenny. The WP&P folks are from the same mold as Obama-they have a hidden agenda-all aimed at screwing anyone but them.

[FishNette]

Sounds like everything's normal...poll done

[Robalo]

BTW, I voted 4 times-me, two brothers and my GF. We all dislike WP&P and their evil plot-plus we don't believe in closing areas because so-called enviro concerns that are BS-BTW, how did those grasses grow if boats raped them from the sand bottoms? Humm, makes ya think it's a bait and switch (which it is). If You See Kay Off to WP&P.

[SCHU]

Poll done. COMPLETELY DISAGREE. And did you notice the wording shows there will be more regs down the line???

[kenny]

It's bad enough that we have governments at all levels continuing to limit our liberty, but what's sad are these willing fools asking for more limits.

[Lori77563]

Actually it is kind of sad Kenny. The WP&P folks are from the same mold as Obama-they have a hidden agenda-all aimed at screwing anyone but them.

Hey Robalo I sent $20 from the light to the re-elect Obama campaign in your name. ............

[Lori77563]

Biatch

It's MS. Biatch

[Robalo]

Thanks-I'm sure he and Michelle will spend it wisely - just like they have with YOUR and MY money!!! I like him...............to be GONE. Nice speech last night-I only almost choked on vomit a few times instead of filling a trash can like his last Pep rally Speeches-I understand from his 60 Minutes Interview in December that Mr. Arrogant, err Obama, considers himself the 4th best POTUS ever-only Lincoln, FDR and Johnson achieved more than him (in his overblown, exaggerated, egotistical mind). I guess Truman, Reagan, Wilson, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson were slackers in Obama's small mind. That is one scary thing - of course CBS edited out that part of the Interview-I guess they dint want to show the REAL Obama to the USA. Nothing like Gummint creating more Gummint-all at OUR expense, but since he never really held a job in the Private Sector, what do you expect-he only knows how to be a leech sucking off Taxpayers' Blood (money).


BTW, You do a VERY FINE Underwater Light!! My oldest Brother is an Electrical Engineer and he complimented your work-said you used nothing but quality parts and even your cord was of high grade made for underwater use; whereas that other person uses merely extension cords that are not designed for such use. Thank you Michelle. I recommend that anyone wanting to buy an underwater light should buy it from you.

[Lori77563]

UP DATE!!


The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission has approved a staff recommendation to protect seagrass in Laguna Madre near the John F. Kennedy Memorial Causeway in Nueces County through a voluntary education and outreach program.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recently held six scoping meetings on an earlier concept to create a new state scientific area and prohibit seagrass uprooting in the JFK Causeway area. The area contains more than 14,000 acres of ecologically important seagrass, experiences heavy boat traffic and has shown evidence of significant boat propeller scarring. TPWD received more than 430 on-line, email, and phone comments, most of which opposed the concept. Attendees at the scoping meetings were significantly opposed to the regulatory approach to protecting seagrass.
“Based on what we heard, it’s clear we have work to do to foster better understanding of the issue, and we propose to explore ways to show people how to protect seagrass on a voluntary basis,” said Robin Riechers, TPWD coastal fisheries director. “We’ll continue to monitor seagrass around the JFK Causeway to track what happens over time and help guide our efforts in the future.”
The department proposes to begin collecting updated aerial imagery of seagrass beds around the JFK Causeway and to continue monitoring both biological and human-use factors of this area. TPWD staff will use this as baseline data to track seagrass changes over time and assess the effectiveness of voluntary protection.
The JFK causeway area was chosen because it has extensive shallow seagrass flats that would benefit from protection, plus heavy boat traffic with many access points. Also, the site offers beneficial “overlap” with the Redfish Bay State Scientific Area 10 miles away, where there have been previous outreach and conservation efforts, and existing partners are dedicated to helping the cause.
TPWD will go forward with a proposal to clarify rules to protect fish during prolonged freezing weather on the Texas coast. For example, last Feb. 2, the agency issued a temporary closure to saltwater fishing at specified areas, or thermal refuges, along the Texas coast. Texas has about two million acres of bays and estuaries susceptible to freeze. There were three major freezes during the 1980s, including one in 1989 when the temperature at Brownsville dropped to 16 degrees and an estimated 11 million fish died.
The existing rule specifies that no one can fish with a hook and line, pole and line, or throwline in an affected area during a freeze closure. There has been some confusion over the taking of fish with dipnets, even though a dipnet is not a legal device as described in another section of TPWD proclamation. The proposed rule change for 2012 makes it clear that no one may take or attempt to take any aquatic life by any means in an affected area during a freeze. The TPW Commission will vote on the freeze rule along with other statewide fishing and hunting regulation changes at its March 29 meeting in Austin.

[Gulfcoast13]

Thanks for the link.

[Robalo]

So long as they keep it VOLUNTARY, I am happy. It would help if the TP&W actually reviewed COE Permits!! Maybe if TP&W did what they are spota do, WE wouldn't have to raise so many alarms when the COE started covering grass in West bay, so until TP&W does their GD job, stay the helloutta my way as far as closure. Bunch of BS IMO. All based on WP&P fanatics.

[finfisher]

Ya, that just blows
We do NOT need more regulation in our lives
I kayak fish but sure as hell don't mind boats