Why did the New York State Legislature approve a new requirement for marine fishing licenses?
The federal government, under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, mandated that, beginning in 2010, all anglers fishing coastal waters must register with the federal government so that they could subsequently survey marine anglers to develop better estimates of recreational catch and harvest. If a state had a way of providing the federal government with a list of marine anglers, then the state could apply for an exemption to the federal registry requirement. A list of licensed anglers meets the requirement for the federal registry exemption. The federal government was prohibited from charging for this registry until 2011, but they made it clear that they would charge for the federal registry when no longer prohibited and that the revenues would go into the general federal coffers and not directed toward marine resource management. So anglers were facing a saltwater registry requirement, with a fee, or a state marine license requirement. Aiming to keep license fees in New York to fund state conse
The federal government, under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, mandated that, beginning in 2010, all anglers fishing coastal waters must register with the federal government so that they could subsequently survey marine anglers to develop better estimates of recreational fisheries catch and harvest. A state could apply for an exemption to the federal registry requirement if a state had a way of providing the federal government with a list of marine anglers. The federal government was prohibited from charging for the registry until 2011, but they made it clear that they would charge for the federal registry when no longer prohibited (as of January 1, 2011, the federal angler registry costs $15 for the year). The revenue from this federal registry would go into the general federal coffers and would not be directed toward marine resource management. Anglers faced either a federal saltwater registry requirement with a fee, or a state marine license requirement. Aiming to keep revenue in New York
