and Karl Scamman, of Scamman’s Home and Garden Showplace, both of Stratham, have made the large transfer possible. The project attracted the attention of
the producers at Channel 5, WCVB-TV in Boston and a film crew met with CCA NH and Ray Konisky of TNC in December to tape interviews and video that was aired in January on the “Chronicles” program.
The oyster committee has been con- sidering an oyster festival for a while, both to raise money and to focus atten- tion on the demise of the oyster popu- lation, an essential component of the Great Bay ecosystem. Other festivals in New England draw thousands of peo- ple. Towards that end, the chapter has started the planning process for the Great Bay Oyster Festival on Oct. 2 at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye. Restaurants, sponsors, entertain- ment, and conservation groups are being engaged to participate in what we hope will become an annual event here on the NH seacoast. If you would like to be involved, please contact Jeff Barnum at
jjbarnum@comcast.net or
603-770-3201. This new venture will require considerable coordination and
volunteer assistance, but we expect it will be a very rewarding experience.
NEW YORK The cost of a “free” registration
New York’s so-called “free” registra- tion is now up and running. However, in the spirit of the old adage, “There’s no such thing as a free lunch,” anglers are just beginning to learn of the cost of the registration to the Depart- ment of Environmental Conservation, good fisheries management, and to themselves. The direct costs of what the DEC is
now unofficially calling the “no-free registration” (because it certainly isn’t “free” to them) are substantial. The vendor that provides the infrastructure used to operate and maintain New York’s computerized licensing system will charge the DEC $2.14 each time a person registers. The agency estimates that more than 340,000 anglers will reg- ister in 2011, based on an assumption that 75 percent of the people who are required to register actually do so. If that estimate is correct, the registration will cost the DEC’s Marine Bureau
about $750,000 this year. If people are more law-abiding than expected, and compliance rates approach 100 per- cent, the registry will cost the Marine Bureau more than $950,000 annually. Either way, it’s a lot of money to spend on something that some people refer to as “free.” It also takes a big chunk out of the money available to the Marine Bureau. As part of the deal that suspended the license fee, the Marine Bureau will be allocated approximately $2 million out of the state’s General Fund, for the 2011 year and hopefully for 2012 as well. There will also be some federal match- ing funds available. However, remov- ing $750,000-$950,000 will have a big impact on the amount available to fund DEC fisheries programs that benefit saltwater anglers. Furthermore, that direct cost is far smaller than the revenues forgone by the Marine Bureau as a result of the no- fee registration being implemented. If the license had remained in place, the Marine Bureau would have received a minimum of $3.4 million in direct license fees at the expected 75 percent compliance rate, which would ap- proach $4.5 million if
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