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BUT All Fishing COULD BE Virtually closed, because of restricted access to our normally fish areas.! If certain people & extremist get their way. Here is an email I have sent out providing more info, with 99% of it blantantly plagearized from Absolot - Dave Witte.
PLEASE take a few moments to craft a personally written email. Form letters are being tossed in the TRASH!
Here goes:
__________________________________
Friends,
Most of you know how important fishing is to me, but what most of you don't know is that there is a serious campaign being waged to close much of our coastline to fishing. Legislation was put into place many years ago to study existing conditions and to use the best science to create preserves for fish, which is a good thing.
However the State never allocated the money to fund the research and associated expenses so the issue was put on hold. Recently a group of Protectionists led by Julie Packard and the Packard Foundation offered to fund the process with the intent to create vast reserves where there would be no fishing allowed and access by boat would be restricted. They are not interested in the best science and have blatantly ignored scientific findings in their efforts to turn our coastline into a virtual aquarium. Their proposal is known as Proposal #4.
I grew up fishing with my Father and have enjoyed this past time for nearly 4-decades now. I think that it is important to maintain this heritage for our children and their children. I am also a member of a large fishing club (~13,000 members) and we have joined with other environmental groups and scientists to propose a solution that will help return our fish stocks to healthy levels while still providing opportunities for recreational and commercial fishing. Our proposal is known as Proposal 2-XA. Proposal 2-XA is a very well thought out proposal, based in sound science, satisfying all of the criteria and goals of the process, yet retains the ability of the sport fisherman to have reasonable access to local fishing areas.
I am begging you to please help me, and take a moment to write a personal email and express your support for Proposal 2-XA. If this proposal does not pass, most of the coastal areas will be closed to sport fisherman, and the socioeconomics alone will have a huge impact on this state, not to mention the many such as me that will no longer be able to fish off of our coast.
Please read the main talking points below, and craft a personal email to express your support for Proposal 2-XA. I really need your help...Thanks for your time (the are tossing out any "form" emails, so this needs to be put in "your own words".
(Please BCC me with your email - I will HOUND everyone that does NOT write an email, LOL)
SEND EMAILS TO:
MLPA Comments AT resources DOT ca DOT gov
____________________
* Proposal 2-XA is a well balanced and strong conservation proposal that does not have significant adverse socioeconomic impacts on commercial and/or recreational fishermen and divers but:
* Proposal 2-XA achieves the scientific and conservation goals of the MLPA
* Proposal 2-XA meets Department of Fish and Game feasibility guidelines
* Proposal 2-XA is enforceable and will have broad public support
* Proposal 2-XA is the only proposal to have broad support from a wide range of fishing user groups
* Proposal 2-XA has a strong backbone of marine reserves with seven core areas where a State Marine Reserve serves as the foundation of the MPA cluster
* Proposal 2-XA places an emphasis on total ecosystem protection with an emphasis on the “High" level of protection.
* Proposal 2-XA places an emphasis on contributing to a network of MPAs in the "preferred" size range.
* Proposal 2-XA has the support of a vast array of commercial and recreational fishermen/women and divers.
* Proposal 2-XA and/or its individual components has the support of many in the conservation community.
* Proposal 2-XA is the ONLY proposal to meet the SAT size and spacing guidelines for ALL the habitat types at the Moderate-High level of protection of higher. The other two proposals, 13 and 4, only meet the SAT guidelines at the Moderate level of protection. In other words, they have a "gap" in protection of at least one habitat. Proposal 2-XA is the most complete and comprehensive proposal and does the best job of meeting the scientific guidelines set forth by the process. And while it is the best scientific proposal, 2-XA is also the best in terms of minimizing socioeconomic impacts to users.
PLEASE take a few moments to craft a personally written email. Form letters are being tossed in the TRASH!
Here goes:
__________________________________
Friends,
Most of you know how important fishing is to me, but what most of you don't know is that there is a serious campaign being waged to close much of our coastline to fishing. Legislation was put into place many years ago to study existing conditions and to use the best science to create preserves for fish, which is a good thing.
However the State never allocated the money to fund the research and associated expenses so the issue was put on hold. Recently a group of Protectionists led by Julie Packard and the Packard Foundation offered to fund the process with the intent to create vast reserves where there would be no fishing allowed and access by boat would be restricted. They are not interested in the best science and have blatantly ignored scientific findings in their efforts to turn our coastline into a virtual aquarium. Their proposal is known as Proposal #4.
I grew up fishing with my Father and have enjoyed this past time for nearly 4-decades now. I think that it is important to maintain this heritage for our children and their children. I am also a member of a large fishing club (~13,000 members) and we have joined with other environmental groups and scientists to propose a solution that will help return our fish stocks to healthy levels while still providing opportunities for recreational and commercial fishing. Our proposal is known as Proposal 2-XA. Proposal 2-XA is a very well thought out proposal, based in sound science, satisfying all of the criteria and goals of the process, yet retains the ability of the sport fisherman to have reasonable access to local fishing areas.
I am begging you to please help me, and take a moment to write a personal email and express your support for Proposal 2-XA. If this proposal does not pass, most of the coastal areas will be closed to sport fisherman, and the socioeconomics alone will have a huge impact on this state, not to mention the many such as me that will no longer be able to fish off of our coast.
Please read the main talking points below, and craft a personal email to express your support for Proposal 2-XA. I really need your help...Thanks for your time (the are tossing out any "form" emails, so this needs to be put in "your own words".
(Please BCC me with your email - I will HOUND everyone that does NOT write an email, LOL)
SEND EMAILS TO:
MLPA Comments AT resources DOT ca DOT gov
____________________
* Proposal 2-XA is a well balanced and strong conservation proposal that does not have significant adverse socioeconomic impacts on commercial and/or recreational fishermen and divers but:
* Proposal 2-XA achieves the scientific and conservation goals of the MLPA
* Proposal 2-XA meets Department of Fish and Game feasibility guidelines
* Proposal 2-XA is enforceable and will have broad public support
* Proposal 2-XA is the only proposal to have broad support from a wide range of fishing user groups
* Proposal 2-XA has a strong backbone of marine reserves with seven core areas where a State Marine Reserve serves as the foundation of the MPA cluster
* Proposal 2-XA places an emphasis on total ecosystem protection with an emphasis on the “High" level of protection.
* Proposal 2-XA places an emphasis on contributing to a network of MPAs in the "preferred" size range.
* Proposal 2-XA has the support of a vast array of commercial and recreational fishermen/women and divers.
* Proposal 2-XA and/or its individual components has the support of many in the conservation community.
* Proposal 2-XA is the ONLY proposal to meet the SAT size and spacing guidelines for ALL the habitat types at the Moderate-High level of protection of higher. The other two proposals, 13 and 4, only meet the SAT guidelines at the Moderate level of protection. In other words, they have a "gap" in protection of at least one habitat. Proposal 2-XA is the most complete and comprehensive proposal and does the best job of meeting the scientific guidelines set forth by the process. And while it is the best scientific proposal, 2-XA is also the best in terms of minimizing socioeconomic impacts to users.