First Glimpse, External MPA Proposals

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by forefrazier

I might need some correction here but it seems even the anglers groups are proposing extending the marine reserves in La Jolla and creating no take areas?

United Anglers proposal:



Exline Proposal:


You know what the difference of red and blue is? Blue is a conservation area, red is a State Marine Reserve which means closed to fishing!!!!

From the DFG

State Marine Reserve [36700(a) PRC]

A "state marine reserve," is a non-terrestrial marine or estuarine area that is designated so the managing agency may achieve one or more of the following:

1. protect or restore rare, threatened or endangered native plants, animals or habitats in marine areas;
2. protect or restore outstanding, representative or imperiled marine species, communities, habitats and ecosystems;
3. protect or restore diverse marine gene pools; or
4. contribute to the understanding and management of marine resources and ecosystems by providing the opportunity for scientific research in outstanding, representative or imperiled marine habitats or ecosystems.

Restrictions [36710(a) PRC]: it is unlawful to injure, damage, take or possess any living, geological or cultural marine resource, except under a permit or specific authorization from the managing agency for research, restoration or monitoring purposes. While, to the extent feasible, the area shall be open to the public for managed enjoyment and study, the area shall be maintained to the extent practicable in an undisturbed and unpolluted state. Therefore, access and use (such as walking, swimming, boating and diving) may be restricted to protect marine resources.

Allowable uses [36710(a) PRC]: research, restoration and monitoring may be permitted by the managing agency. Educational activities and other forms of non-consumptive human use may be permitted by the designating entity or managing agency in a manner consistent with the protection of all marine resources.

I just hope the guys who attacked United Anglers and demanded Raftkin's head on a pike for taking enviro money now will take the time to take a good look at all those maps.

UA may have made some deals with the enviro's but you know what? They were GOOD intelligent deals!!! That would of kept us fishing in some great fishing areas.

Now we'll see what we get from all the scorched earth rhetoric, that cost some their jobs and derailed a process that actually had a decent chance of going our way for a change.

Jim