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3.27.2008 Volume
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This Week's Article |
Ditch
Bag
Here we are wrapping up March and rolling into
April; and many of us are jumping at the opportunity to head
offshore in search of the spring Tuna bite. Offshore action this
time of year can be a lot of fun, but as always you really need to
keep a close eye on the weather as conditions can change/deteriorate
over a short time period. If you have read the CharlestonFishing.Com
discussion boards over the years, you know that quite a few folks
have had to call the US Coast Guard for assistance, several have
lost boats, and a few have even lost lives. Being safety conscience
and prepared for the worst is a must for offshore fishing.
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This Week's News
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From Palmetto Prop
Please urge your US Senators to Cosponsor S. 2766, The Clean Boating
Act of 2008
THREAT TO RECREATIONAL BOATING: Unless Congress acts soon, every
recreational boater in the country will have to obtain a federal or
state permit in order to operate their boat. This means yearly fees,
bureaucratic red tape, confusing and potentially state by state
regulations, citizen suits and $32,000 per day penalties for
non-compliance. These permits would apply to deck run-off, bilge
water, engine cooling water and any other water-based, operational
discharge from a recreational boat.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), due to a
sweeping court order, is already writing this unprecedented new
regulation on boaters. The country's 18 million recreational boats
have been exempt from these regulations since 1973.
Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Bill Nelson (D-FL)
have just introduced S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008. The
bill would fully and permanently restore the 35-year permit
exemption for recreational boat incidental discharges, such as
weather deck run-off and engine coolant water, and works to protect
the health of the nation's waterways by pursuing whether or not
reasonable and practicable best management practices need to be put
into place for some incidental discharges. This important bill
preserves recreational boating and the boating industry, taking a
balanced approach that recognizes that pleasure boat discharges are
completely different from land-based industrial facilities and
commercial ships.
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT BOATING: All boaters and
boating industry employees should contact their Senators and tell
them to co-sponsor S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008. You can
quickly and easily send a letter to your Senators by visiting
www.boatblue.org
. Once there, simply type in your zip code and click send. This is
the most significant threat facing the boating industry today, and
we need your help to solve it. Take 5 minutes to tell Congress to
support S. 2766.
From BoatUS - Boaters Need Legislators To Act Quickly On Newly-Introduced
"Clean Boating Act Of 2008"
Bi-Partisan Legislation Would
Permanently Restore Clean Water Act Exemption for Recreational Boats
WASHINGTON, DC, March 19, 2008 - A newly introduced
Senate bill, "The Clean Boating Act of 2008" (S. 2766) promises to
be practical solution to a looming permit deadline for recreational
boaters, anglers, and charter boats.
Because of a lawsuit targeting ocean-going commercial vessels
carrying ballast water, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
is required to implement an "operational discharge permit" for all
vessels in the United States - including recreational boats - by
September 30, 2008. Without a change in law, all boaters will need
to obtain this permit, as early as this summer.
However, with a possible Senate vote in the next few months, Boat
Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) is urging
recreational boaters to quickly contact their Senate and House
legislators to support The Clean Boating Act of 2008.
S. 2766 was introduced on Thursday, March 13 by Senate
Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.). It follows two bills originally
introduced in the spring and fall of 2007 as "The Recreational
Boating Act of 2007" (H.R. 2550/S. 2067) by Representatives Gene
Taylor (D-Miss.) and Candice Miller (R-Mich.) and Senator Mel
Martinez (R-Fla.).
"Sens. Boxer and Nelson's bill now has the best chance
of gaining widespread political support. As a result, we need every
boater, every angler, and anyone who uses a boat to contact their
senators and representatives to ask for their support of this bill,"
said BoatUS Vice President of Government Affairs Margaret Podlich.
"S. 2766 recognizes the fact that normal operational
discharges from recreational boats, such as engine cooling water or
deck runoff from rain, should not be viewed under the Clean Water
Act as being similar to a commercial ship's ballast water," said
Podlich. "This bill does not weaken any existing environmental laws
restricting the overboard discharge of oil, fuel, garbage, or
sewage."
S. 2766 also requires the EPA and US Coast Guard to
investigate the need for potential management practices for some
recreational boat discharges over the next three years. Each step in
this development process will include a public comment period and be
subject to "reasonable and practical" criterion.
"BoatUS has been working with the National Marine Manufacturers
Association (NMMA) and other groups to seek a viable recreational
boating solution to the upcoming September permit deadline. We
appreciate the leadership shown by members of Congress who
understand that applying a new permit to recreational boating will
not accomplish anything tangible, and will only create a new
unnecessary bureaucracy, " added Podlich.
To help boaters contact their federal legislators or
learn more about the issue, go to
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09:04AM LDT 1.1 L |
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The Final Word |
March
winds continue to dominate the weather here in the lowcounty.
A few cool days along with the winds kept most folks off the
water over the last several days. Here is the report if you
can get on the fish when the wind is not blowing. For the
most part the water temperature is holding in the low
sixties this week but it has dropped some in a few areas due
to the mixing from the strong winds. The reds are still
schooling well on the flats and are holding over structure
as well. Cut bait, grubs, spoons, live mud minnow, they are
hitting it all. These fish are staying active now with the
warmer waters. Trout activity has been fair, fish are
hitting grubs and live bait currently. The sheesphead are at
the rocks and they should be on the reefs as well, but with
weather so ruff not many have been able to get on them the
last couple of weeks.
Due to the winds an accurate offshore report is hard to give
at this time. Offshore bottom fishing action should be good
from 60 feet and beyond. Over the last couple of weeks we
know that the Blackfin tuna are schooling, wahoo remain at
the ledge, and a few smaller dolphin are showing up deep.
Hopefully weather will improve shortly.
Tight
lines…
Captain Tim Pickett
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