Comment from roy diehl, belford seafood co-op

this comment is about the proposed winter flounder clouse. i have fished for winter flounders for more than 25 years off the nj coast. i have seen that the nmfs plans a closure of the entire area begining may 1 2009 this is devistating for nj fishermen, we cannot stand to lose this important income it will cost me directly 30 percent of my income i have always folled the managment plans , as in mesh sizes, days at sea, 20 day blocks, boatracs, and so on. i cant believe that we need a totol closer we could stand a trip limit of 500 lbs per trip for the interim.this would allow us to make a small living and prevent regulatory discards that the closure will create. this plan will devastate both the ports of belford and point pleasant nj. i hope you will read and understand our needs, there is nowhere for us to go in the area. if all the boats shift the effort to something else then that wont handle the effort. dont cause regulatory discards thanks roy diehl f/v donna lynn belford nj