9:30 am at the Goat Island access launch in Newcastle
on Draft Addendum II to Amendment 6 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Striped Bass
9:00 am at the Wallis Sands State Park parking lot. Come help clean your coast, from Wallis north to Odiorne
CCA NH will have an outreach booth at this second annual event that attracted 4000 folks last year.
CCA NH Board meeting
at 6:30 pm at Zampa's Bistro in Epping (intersection of Rte. 125 and Rte. 27). Oyster shell recycling meeting to follow. Attend the meeting and consider joining. Open to all. Many come early for a light supper. Contact Jeff Barnum at jjbarnum@comcast.net
Island kayak clean-up
led by Bob Ferri. Bring your kayak to the Goat Island access in Newcastle at 9:30 am. Trash bags will be provided and the event should last about three hours. Contact Bob at Robert.Ferri@efi.com
CCA NH Board meeting at Zampa's in Epping (intersection of Rte. 125 and Rte. 27). Oyster shell recycling meeting to follow. Attend the meeting and consider joining. Open to all. Many come early for a light supper. Contact Jeff Barnum at jjbarnum@comcast.net
ASMFC public hearing 7pm
On Draft Addendum II to Amendment 6 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Striped Bass, NHF&G, Urban Forestry Center, 45 Elwyn Rd., Portsmouth, NH. Contact Doug Grout, Chief of Marine Fisheries at 603 868 1095. The public is invited to offer comment on a proposal to increase the coastal commercial quota. Visit the ASMFC website for more information.
The Great Bay Stewards Event
The Roundabout Diner at the Portsmouth traffic circle is hosting the Great Bay Stewards all day from 5:30am until 10pm. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Stewards who are a volunteer group dedicated to preserving and protecting Great Bay. Depending on the success of this event, the owner may host CCA NH and Great Bay Trout Unlimited in subsequent months. Contact Peter Wellenberger, manager of the Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, at Peter.Wellenberger@wildlife.nh.gov
Coastal clean-up
Join us at 9:00 am at the Wallis Sands State Park parking lot. Bags, gloves, etc. will be supplied. Should last 2 to 3 hours. We will patrol the coast from Wallis north to Odiorne.
NH Fish and Lobster Festival at Prescott Park in Portsmouth ("Fishtival")
CCA NH will have an outreach booth at this second annual event that attracted 4000 folks last year. The festival aims to connect our community to the local fishing fleet and related businesses and non-profits, highlighting their importance to our local economy, food system, community, and sense of place.
5pm EST is the deadline for submitting public comment regarding the proposal to increase the coastal commercial quota for striped bass. Visit the ASMFC website to submit your comments. (see also the public hearing scheduled for September 13th)
CCA NH Board meeting at Zampa's in Epping (intersection of Rte. 125 and Rte. 27). Oyster shell recycling meeting to follow. Attend the meeting and consider joining. Open to all. Many come early for a light supper. Contact Jeff Barnum at jjbarnum@comcast.net