Pew appointments don't pass the smell test! Recreational fishermen get gaffed!

In what looks to be a violation of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Obama Administration appoints allies of the the ultra-liberal Pew Charitable Trusts to regional fisheries management commissions and councils. And violates the rights of recreational anglers!

RFA asks Commerce Secretary for Council Appointment Process

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"...The appointments caused uproar within the fishing community however, as representatives selected in Virginia and New Jersey replaced incumbent representatives of the recreational fishing community, while the New York selection removed a commercial sector seat. According to Donofrio, the selection process was in clear violation of the spirit and intent of MSA..."