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  1. JustinW

    MPAs -- It's Been A Long Time Coming...

    Not only did they charge that the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act was violated, Commissioner Richards seems to agree that they were as well. I7_04BC1acA
  2. JustinW

    MPAs -- It's Been A Long Time Coming...

    Totally agree, which makes the MLPA process all that much more ridiculous. It makes nice headlines, appears to be wonderful but has no teeth and does absolutely nothing about the real issues affecting our coastlines. For various reasons the MLPA choose to not do anything about pollution, land...
  3. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Don't forget this victim of the MLPA process as well. This mother was murdered by a private contractor doing mapping work for the MLPA process. Nobody knows the fate of her calf. Survey vessel likely struck, killed whale | PressDemocrat.com For profit and "research"
  4. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Shark tagging technique criticized | Video | abc7news.com Underwater Thrills:Swimming With Sharks: Gulf of the Farallones White Shark Disaster Redux This is what IS allowed within MPA boundaries. For fun, profit and "research."
  5. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    H2Ocean, Looks like the last few comments are tongue in cheek mocking the chicken littles around here. There won't be anyone to spot activity in an MPA because nobody else will be around to see it, especially when fog sets in. Ken Wiseman said on PBS last week that fish know where the GPS...
  6. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Another great point and one that I mentioned earlier. We cannot expect MPA's to be effective with 1 Fish and Game warden for every 836 square miles (approx.) of area. I also have not heard of any additional funding for patrols nor additional funding for watercraft. Not only has the MLPAI...
  7. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Not exactly true as far as jurisdiction is concerned. Enforcement of the MPA's will fall into the jurisdiction of several agencies. DFG (which also enforces pollution), Coast Guard, CHP, local law enforcement agencies (which patrol from land, water and air) etc. That of course begs the...
  8. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    http://www.sandiegofreedivers.com/MLPABRTFofflinemeetingdocumentation.pdf By the way, these documents, along with 10 gigabytes more of information that was finally received after a public records act request was honored (after much delay and subsequently a lawsuit filing) will be used as...
  9. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Below is a bit of the evidence to support violations of the Bagley-Keene Act. I find it amusing that there is not one peep from the people that applaud the process about the corruption and violation of our rights. The only mention of rights was a vague, off topic statement to imply some sort...
  10. JustinW

    Support the California Assembly Bill 376 to ban shark fin sale in CA.

    Seems like reasonable legislation. It doesn't ban the sale of shark fins when the sharks were used for the rest of their parts but eliminates the legal trade of fins from fisheries that fin and dump a shark back into the ocean alive. Sounds like a good compromise. We help eliminate "finning"...
  11. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Dwayne, I think you answered your own question. A central goal of the MLPAI is to address water pollution (the legislation lists it first actually) and nothing was done about this. Yet another reason to show this it is already failing at it's main goals.
  12. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    I'm pretty sure we are in total agreement here!! I agree the regulations such as slot limits mostly look at fish. I agree a lot more goes into an ecosystem than just fish. I agree with all of that although I'm not quite clear on exactly what you are asking in the final questions. One of my...
  13. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Lemon, Why even mention a specie in a totally different ocean. I don't see how it is relevant here. We manage our fisheries differently. A complete red herring (do you like the pun?). Dr Bill, As I previously mentioned above, I concede that the need for stricter conservation guidelines may...
  14. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Again, this is exactly what I am talking about. Cod is the common name for the genus Gadus, but there are many other species that are also called Cod. I hesitate to cite wikipedia but it isn't a bad starting point to understanding that Cod is not a particular specie. Saying Cod is like saying...
  15. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Using the NOAA data that I multiple people in this thread have already cited shows your statement to be untrue. I understand you have a scientific background as well as a personal slant. Your statements align with your opinions and worldview but disagree with data established by NOAA. Hmmmm...
  16. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Yes, our ocean have been overfished. This is an established fact. What history shows that managing fisheries for max sustainable yield do not work? Nevermind that history anyhow because it isn't relevant to how sportfishing is managed by the state and federal authorities that manage waters on...
  17. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    I can respect your opinions here Dr Bill, however they have nothing to do with the MLPA process or how we make decisions as a government. In Dr. Billland you are entitled to create and follow whatever laws you would like, but in this state and this country the rights you speak of are not...
  18. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Lemon, Why not ban all human activities? Do you have any idea what the MPA's actually do? Did you know that they have done nothing to stop, prevent or clean up pollution in the ocean? You say that commercial fisheries are the worst, do you know that as the law is written, the BRTF and MLPA...
  19. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Loaded language and false dilemma in your first sentence indicated faulty logic. You contradict yourself by saying you have a right to "healthy ecosystems" but then later admit that MPA's are not the only way to achieve them. MPA's do not equal a healthy ecosystem, especially because they do...
  20. JustinW

    Fish & Game Commission approves South Coast MPAs

    Not only that, but following on what Spoolin said. There are seasons, only part of the year is fished, and then within that there are depth restrictions. Combine that with most recreational fishing being done on the weekends, take away historical fishing grounds with MPA's and that is the...
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