http://tinyurl.com/ycma8b3 "On the other hand, nonpartisan experts say the task force has already made strides in better recognizing various stakeholder groups, including recreational fishermen, and that it doesn’t intend to undermine the ability of states to manage their natural resources, as many fishermen fear." or, http://www.examiner.com/x-3712...an-fishing ----> this is about getting normal fishermen riled up so there's fewer restrictions on *commercial* fishermen

Blue, you are so off base.

Actually, this story is not a hoax.

Starting in May of 2010 many commercial fisheries along coastal waters will be severely limited. A cap and trade program goes into effect that allocates who and where life long family run businesses can fish, how long they can fish and for what they can fish for.

This is called green zoning.

Along with this comes the impact to charter boats and headboats that rely on the casual to professional angler to utilize their crafts in search of game or table fish. They will be bounded by the same quotas and limitations.

What this has done in the mussel and oyster industry since it’s implementation is to consolidate those fishing credits towards the larger companies, thus driving out the small business owner, the mom and pops who have been fishing for generations.

Government loves this, for it’s easier to apply power to the fewer interests and yes it’s easier to get money from them when they need it. Another word’s corruption.

As for the general recreational fishing enthusiast, well, it does not take a phd to recognize that all areas of fish habitat are now in question. There is simply very little science being applied and when it is I can tell you it is not being done so without agenda.

The Green movement has permeated Washington and they could care less who in the middle class they offend.

Make no mistake this will immediately cost states billions of loss revenue dollars. This will immediately cost untold thousand of small business’ their products to sell and unfortunately it will cost thousands of middle class jobs.

So who ever thinks this is a hoax, you are totally not with the program.

...and you'll see that there is a lot more to this than anyone has ever thought.

They're talking about moving from a series of laws governing activities that happen on or in bodies of water to a "holistic" approach to "marine spatial management." What that means is bureaucrats in Washington attempting to govern everything that happens in oceans and lakes and rivers.

There's a word for this - it's called tyranny. And it's not an overreaction by the right. This has been going on since June of last year and only now are the screams from the sport fishing community beginning to be heard.

Go research the head of the NOAA, Jane Lubchenco, and where she comes from. You'll find that she's out of wacko environmental groups which actually believe that fishing constitutes cruelty to animals and a threat to the planet.

This whole thing might sound nuts. It's not. Obama's people are nuts, but they're absolutely serious about this. They wouldn't be generating this much paper if they weren't.

More: http://thehayride.com/2010/03/...d-villain/

Ok... this fabricated nonsense definately tops my list of LOL funny spins to smear Obama.

It's ALL over the right-wing sites... pages and pages of "sources" on google OBAMA WANTS TO BAN FISHING!

How is it that some sexist bigot with a nasty temper can write something on ESPN and without even as much as googling it to fact check, sprews a bunch of baseless crap and it ends up on Fox nation More..? I bet it will be on Becks show tomorrow to make up for the total Massa Disasta he had today.
(make sure you check out Robert Montgomery ESPN now!)

So, the story took me 10 minutes to research. Here is the truth of the matter.

Back on June 12, 2009 Obama sent out a memorandum:
memorandum June 12, 2009

Thus the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force was created.
They turned their initial report:
initial reply

and then with their another report (not sure if this is the final one or not): Please note page 10 #2

IOPTF

On December 14th, This was released:
interim

Notice the first paragraph where it talks about getting the publics input? Well, the 60 day period was up.

That's it.... nothing more to see here! Do you REALLY believe he'd ban fishing?

At first, I thought this was started by someone with a Bait & Tackle shop that was failing, needed something to boost sales. Hey! It worked for the gun shops!

For those of you who SPREAD this nonsense.... Considering the story? Kiss my Bass!

-RicoShay

Rumor? Not True? He's seized the Auto industry, banks, the land, Energy Industry, and trying to seize the Health Care Industry, just to name a few. But Noooooooo, not fishing! He wouldn't do that, would he?

You bet your Arse he would...

Obama Adminstration Backs Bluefin Fishing Ban.

This is not an all out fishing ban. It seems like the Obama Administration is backing a worldwide ban on fishing or trade in Bluefin Tuna, hoping to preserve the stocks that remain.

http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978093288