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NEWSLETTER
TEXAS CHAPTER-AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY
NUMBER 24 MAY 1982
President's Report: Gary has been busy planning our next executive
committee meeting on June 16 and keeping everyone coordinated. He has also
ordered and received some official Texas Chapter stationery. He ordered
enough to last about five years for $45. He also would like to urge each
and every member of the Chapter to contact undecided congressman to push
for the D-J Expansion. The D-J Expansion would put a 3% tax on the sale
of new boats and motors. Boating industry sales figures show that the
cost of outboard motors has been going up an average of 11.2% each year
and boats by an average of 7.65%. While annual sales of boats and motors
are affected by the state of the economy, there is little if any, correla-
tion between price increases and unit sales. A 3% tax will have virtually
no effect on sales. Studies in several states show that about 90% of all
recreational boats are used at some time for sport fishing. Fishing sells
more boats than any other factor and even non-fishermen boaters use lakes
and access facilities developed with fishermen dollars. Increased fisher-
men mobility due to boats and motors has placed enormous pressure on
fisheries resources. It is only fair that the boating industry joined in
the effort to protect the future of fishing.
A vote count of the 29 members of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee shows that slightly over half favor some D-J Expansion. To do
your part contact the following members who are still making up their
minds and push for passage of H.R. 2250:
Glenn M. Anderson (D--CA) Jack Fields (R--TX)
William Carney (R-NY) Dennis Hertel (D-MI)
Robert W. Davis (R-MI) William J. Hughes (D-NJ)
Norman E. D'_Amour (D-NH) Earl Hutto (D-FL)
Brian J. Donnelly (D-MA) Clay E. Shaw, Jr. (R-FL)
Charles F. Dougherty (R-PA) Joseph F. Smith .(D-PA)
Roy Dyson (D-MD) Gerry E. Studds (D-MA)
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, Room H2-544, Annex II, Washington,
D. C. 20515
President-Elect/Program Chairman Report: As mentioned in the lastnewsletter the 7th Annual Meeting will take place in Kerrville September
24-25. Start making plans now to attend. Registration forms and further
information will be included in the August newsletter.
Abstracts must be submitted to Don Steinbach at Room 110, Nagle Hall,
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 by July 15th for the
Annual Meeting. Manuscripts will not be required until the meeting when
you need to give 3 copies of the manuscript to the Editorial Committee
Chairmen. You must be a member of the Chapter to present a paper!
Instructions for Manuscript Preparation are included at the end of this
newsletter.
The program committee is still interested in requests or preferences
torthe panel discussion Friday afternoon. Possibilities include Stocking
of Exotics in Texas, Grass Carp Use in Texas, Freshwater Inflows to
Estuarine Areas in Texas, Red Dtum Laws and Management in Texas. Please
let us know your preference on a subject. If it is easier to call then
call me at 512-479-4800 ext. 2314 or call Don at 713-845-7471.
Secretary-Treasurer's Report: The Texas Chapter currently has 140
members which is the highest ever. As of May 13, 1982 the treasury
contained $481.76 in a savings account and $75.69 in a checking account
for a total of $557.45. The printing of the proceedings has already been
paid for ($539.28) and other expenditures this year have been for printing
the newsletter, postage and a few expenses from the 6th Annual Chapter
Meeting. We have earned about $20.00 in interest ($19.61) and $45 for
sales of Proceedings I-III.
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