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P.O. Box 702 



West Hyannlaport, MA 02672 



(508) 420-1662 



le May 1993 



The Honorable Gerry E. Studda 



Chairman 



Committee on Merchant Marine and Fiaherles 



U.S. House of Representatives 



544 House Annex II 



Waehlngton, DC 20515-6230 



Sirj 



Thank you for giving me the opportunity to review and comment 

 on the draft legielation entitled "The Atlantic Coastal Fisheries 

 Cooperative Management Act of 1993" • 



I am sure that this bill will provide and guarantee a more 

 equitable means of managing the fisheries along the Atlantic 

 Coast and vlll encourage the affected atatea to asBiat one another 

 in developing auccessful fieheriea management plans. 



The one change that I recommend ia to add the word MOmTOKIHO . 

 T believe that it would be prudent to add monitoring in Section 2 

 and urge you to do so because I believe that monitoring insures 

 continued scrutiny of any fisheries management plan that is de- 

 veloped and Implemented by the Atlantic Statea Marine Fisheries 

 Commission. 1 also believe that its (monitoring) inclusion in the 

 language will insure that funding will be made available in ad- 

 dition to the other activities so designated in Section 2. 



T fully support the proposed legislation and recommend that The 

 Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act of 1993 be 

 given special consideration and a favorable recommendation for 

 passage by the Committee, 



Again, thank you for giving me the opportunity to comment on 

 your proposal and If T can be of further service to you, i please 

 do not hesitate to call upon me. 



jouls M, MacKail, Jr 



Member, National Marine Fisheries Service Marine Recreational 

 PiBheries Steering Committee for the Northeast Region 

 President, Cape Cod Salties Sportflshing Club 

 Delegate to and Correspondence Secretary for the Barnstable 

 County League of Sportsman's Clubs 



