Fish Sniffer On Demand Digital Edition Issue 3625 Nov 24- Dec8 2017 | Page 5

VOL . 36 • ISS . 25

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North Coast Marine Protected Areas – State of the Region Report Now Available

Hey Dan !

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is pleased to announce the release of the State of the California North Coast report , now available on Oceanspaces . org .

This report contains key information about the biological , ecological , oceanographic , cultural , and socioeconomic conditions around the time of marine protected area ( MPA ) implementation on California ’ s North Coast , a geographic region extending from the California-Oregon border south to Point Arena . From 2013 through 2017 , 11 baseline projects across the North Coast collected data to create a comprehensive understanding of conditions in the region .

The State of the California North Coast report highlights information from these baseline projects and includes contributions from more than 30 organizations . Over the past five years , scientists , fishermen , tribal governments , citizen groups , and others have provided key input to better understand the North Coast .

Join Us November 1-3 for Public Community Gatherings

You are invited to discuss the report and additional MPA baseline information at community gatherings to be held from 6:00-7:30 p . m . in Crescent City ( November 1 ), Eureka ( November 2 ), and Fort Bragg ( November 3 ).

You ’ re welcome to join these gatherings to learn more about the findings and longterm statewide monitoring plans . More information can be found on the Oceanspaces North Coast State of the Region web page .

Crescent City – November 1 , 6:00-7:30 p . m . Crescent City Harbor Office Eureka – November 2 , 6:00-7:30 p . m . Humboldt Bay Aquatic Center Fort Bragg – November 3 , 6:00-7:30 p . m . Redwood Coast Senior Center For further information , email CDFW

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The report fails to address three major flaws with the so-called “ marine protected areas ” created under the privately funded Marine Life Protection Act Initiative .

First , the document mention nothing about the terminally flawed “ science ” employed to create MPAs under the “ leadership ” of a convicted embezzler .

A federal judge in San Francisco on May 20 , 2014 sentenced Ron LeValley of Mad River Biologists , the former co-chair of the Marine Life Protection Act ( MLPA ) Initiative Science Advisory Team for the North Coast , to serve 10 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to embezzle over $ 852,000 in federal funds from the Yurok Tribe .

In spite of numerous complaints , the Fish and Game Commission refused to review the legitimacy of the “ science ” used to create the “ marine protected areas ” developed under his helm at the same time that he was engaged in a conspiracy to embezzle money from the Yurok Tribe .”

Second , the report accepts as legitimate the tainted “ marine protected areas ” created under the helm of a Big Oil lobbyist and other corporate operatives with numerous conflicts of interest .

Catherine Reheis-Boyd , the president of the Western States Petroleum Association and relentless advocate for the expansion of fracking and offshore oil drilling and the evisceration of California ’ s environmental laws , chaired the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force for the Southern California Coast at the same time that the region ’ s marine waters were being fracked by her industry .

She also served on the task forces for the Central Coast , North Central Coast and North Coast . The CDFW should support an investigation into what Reheis-Boyd knew about fracking off the coast at the time she served as Chair of the task force .

Third , the report fails to noted that socalled “ marine protected areas ” created under the helm of a convicted embezzler and oil industry don ’ t actually protect the ocean . The “ Yosemites of the Sea ” created under the privately funded initiative fail to protect the ocean from fracking , oil spills , offshore oil drilling , pollution , military testing and all human impacts other than sustainable fishing and gathering .

~ Dan

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Austin Slining of Grass Valley hit the upper reaches of Suisun Bay with master Delta skipper David Hammond and battled several sturgeon including this husky slot size keeper . As of press time , sturgeon fishing is going strong in Suisun Bay and the West Delta . Deep water areas are producing the best results . Eel is the top bait , but wise anglers are mixing things up with salmon roe , shrimp baits and even filleted shad . As long as the water remains above 50 degrees anglers can expect good sturgeon fishing .

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