Save Our Stripers

“Save Our Stripers” is dedicated to keeping you, the fisherman, informed of the

political issues that effect fishing in California.

Solid opposition by a coalition of fishery, delta and conservation groups kill AB 1253,"The Striper

Bill," as proposed: Bill amended to a study to see if there is a need for more studies!

by Jerry Neuburger

April 28, 2009 -- California State Capital -- A broad coalition of over 150 people representing fishing and delta groups led by the California Sportsfishing Protection Alliance (CSPA), the California Striped Bass Association (CSBA), Restore the Delta, Allied Fishing Groups, the Pacific Coast Federation of Fisherman's Associations (PCFFA), the Bay/Delta Committee of the Northern California Federation of Fly Fishers (NCCFFF), and the Bay Institute along with the grass roots groups, SaveDeltaFish.Org and SaveOurStripers.Org and numerous fishing clubs, delta guides and private fishermen crowded into the Assembly Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee hearing room at 8am, ready to oppose AB 1253, the bill introduced by Assemblywoman Fuller, designed to deregulate and wipe out west coast striped bass.

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