those who do, when they are not fish- ing in waters managed by the town in which they reside.


In addition, because the New York license would no longer cover many Long Island anglers, the odds are very good that all saltwater anglers in the state would be required to pay $15 to the federal government in addition to their state license fee. And the DEC, which was counting on license rev- enues to fulfill its mission, would find its ability to manage and conserve New York’s marine resources severely crip- pled. In short, what at first looked like a win for the plaintiff towns may well turn into a loss for all concerned, including the residents of the towns who initially created the problem.


New DEC commissioner named


On Jan. 4, incoming Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed Joseph Martens as the new Commissioner of the Depart- ment of Environmental Conservation. Martens is a respected member of New York’s conservation community, with a particular expertise in the protection and maintenance of open spaces, sus- tainable development and farmland preservation. For the past 16 years, he


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