MD DNR Mission Statement

[Giant Tuna]

In my perfect little dream world the Md DNR would actually do the job it was created to do.

Does anyone see any correlation between their Mission Statement which I copied from their Website and the actual state of our Natural Resources, especially related to the Striped Bass fishery which any sane person should recognize is on the verge of collapse?

Mission Statement

The Department of Natural Resources leads Maryland in securing a sustainable future for our environment, society, and economy by preserving, protecting, restoring, and enhancing the State’s natural resources.

GT

[Wild Bill]

In my perfect little dream world the Md DNR would actually do the job it was created to do.

Does anyone see any correlation between their Mission Statement which I copied from their Website and the actual state of our Natural Resources, especially related to the Striped Bass fishery which any sane person should recognize is on the verge of collapse?

Mission Statement

The Department of Natural Resources leads Maryland in securing a sustainable future for our environment, society, and economy by preserving, protecting, restoring, and enhancing the State’s natural resources.

GT

Does anyone want to edit the Mission Statement to describe reality? It would not be hard.

[Hunter]

"Obtain certification for Maryland seafood whatever the cost"

[Hookman571]

If only they could vote!

[27 sailfish]

You got oysters at 1 to 5 % of where they should be - yet continue to harvest them.

IMHO - that sums up DNR management of a fishery.

Give it about 10 years - by then most of the " concerned stakeholders " will either be dead or sitting in a diaper - perhaps at that point - the bay will be managed correctly.

[klgladhill]

Geo-Political Pressures.......I think at times you guys are too critical of the MD DNR, Many of them take their jobs very seriously. The management of our natural resources could be done easily if every invested group didn't want different outcomes. It's a balancing act, and not everyone can be happy all the time.

2 years from now, We all will be dancing in the streets when last years juvenile YOY rockfish join the migratory stock and provide us with stellar fishing.

[skipperwork]

Geo-Political Pressures.......I think at times you guys are too critical of the MD DNR, Many of them take their jobs very seriously. The management of our natural resources could be done easily if every invested group didn't want different outcomes. It's a balancing act, and not everyone can be happy all the time.

2 years from now, We all will be dancing in the streets when last years juvenile YOY rockfish join the migratory stock and provide us with stellar fishing.

Oh yeah, can't wait to catch those 20 inchers!!!

[David]

Skip Shares my sentiment why harvest what there is a proven lack of???Im putting My purchased MD Oysters right back in the Bay.

[kidz]

[QUOTE=klgladhill;1826459]Geo-Political Pressures.......I think at times you guys are too critical of the MD DNR, Many of them take their jobs very seriously. The management of our natural resources could be done easily if every invested group didn't want different outcomes. It's a balancing act, and not everyone can be happy all the time.

2 years from now, We all will be dancing in the streets when last years juvenile YOY rockfish join the migratory stock and provide us with stellar fishing.[/QUOTE

They have job security if they take their jobs seriously, no layoffs for them. I'd be happy if the management at the DNR stopped looking at the resource problems with shaded glasses provided by the special interest groups that make money off the resources caught and sold. We might be dancing two years from now only if the gillnets don't get them first.

[rla69]

Does anyone want to edit the Mission Statement to describe reality? It would not be hard.

I edited the mission statement in my mind as soon as i read it,i'm sure others have as well.It is without a doubt an uphill battle,the powers to be are not our friends.I'm not going to put this on the open forum but i had a conversation with an officer at the ramp one day.That conversation really opened my eyes to the reality of how our fisheries are managed and how individual officers at times have their hands tied by their superiors.