We're foooooked!

[Geoffkoop]

I ride motocross --> deserts are getting closed
I hunt--> hunting areas are getting closed
I fish--> now the ocean is getting closed

Doesnt sound like feedom to me?
I love California but why does it have to be so freaking left!

[Billy V]

The Fun Police are going to shut down the world starting with Kalifornia.

NO Fishing , smoking, drinking, fire pits, No Guns, ammo, diesel trucks, gas vehicles. No Classic Cars.
Definitely NO Motorcycles, dirt bikes, No Hunting, farting, swearing, No Football.

No Surfing, No Talking, No Skateboards, No Sex (or big time restrictions on it).

No Trespassing, No Hamburgers, Steak, or Animal of any kind for Food.
The tight side of Palomar.


Move out of my way. You've just been Passed by a Dirt Bike.


Rant Off.

[Geoffkoop]

Passing a gixxer on an enduro...Love it!

[Drew]

Wearing full leather armor and Timberland's. Love it!

[Billy V]

Originally Posted by Drew

Wearing full leather armor and Timberland's. Love it!

Yes, those are Timberland's Basic.
Only when I'm on one of my SuperMoto bikes, or dual sports. The pavement destroys the soles of the boots and leaves long melted snots of rubber.
Too expensive to wear road racing boots with that riding style.

[PAL]

I wouldn't go so far as to say we're fooked, but the budget situation is something of great concern.

All the press release is saying, is given the state's financial woes, the funding necessary for MLPA related research and MPA enforcement has been either frozen or never budgeted. In light of these developments, the Partnership for Sustainable Oceans, of which the Kayak Fishing Association of California is a member, is asking Governor Schwarzenegger for a meeting to discuss the issue.

The MLPA calls for adaptive management of MPAs. Periodically, the MPAs are monitored to determine if they are serving their intended functions. If not, they can be altered or removed.

Here's the problem. Without baseline data completed prior to adoption, there's no way to determine if new MLPA-created MPAs are effective.

Further, some of the canceled research was meant to help site the new SoCal MPAs required by the law. If it is not resumed, we could be acting less on science and more on guesswork.

New MPAs may have a major impact on the state's sport and commercial fisheries and other related activities, all of which contribute to the state's struggling economy.

There's no money to publicize or enforce the new MPAs. The estimated state-wide cost is no drop in the bucket, it is some $40 million per year, money the state doesn't have. That's a problem; they won't be effective if they aren't properly enforced. Personally, I'm concerned the budget freeze will be used as an excuse to justify MPAs at public access points that have other, readily available enforcement such as lifeguards, state or national park rangers, or docents working for the adjacent aquarium.

I hope the message you'll take from the PSO press release is that your fishing advocates have their eyes on the ball and will act accordingly.

Paul

[Dan]

Thanks again Paul for the clear, concise updates.

[dsafety]

Originally Posted by PAL

There's no money to publicize or enforce the new MPAs. The estimated state-wide cost is no drop in the bucket, it is some $40 million per year, money the state doesn't have. That's a problem; they won't be effective if they aren't properly enforced. Personally, I'm concerned the budget freeze will be used as an excuse to justify MPAs at public access points that have other, readily available enforcement such as lifeguards, state or national park rangers, or docents working for the adjacent aquarium.


Paul

Paul, please expand on the above thoughts. As a former lifeguard, I can tell you that empowering untrained seasonal staff to enforce poorly thought-out regulations can be a big disaster. The idea that an 18 year old kid with no specific training would be asked to determine and enforce fishery regulations makes me shiver.

Maybe the best solution is to table the entire thing until conditons, both political and economic, have become more stable.

Bob

[Holy Mackerel]

Originally Posted by PAL

I hope the message you'll take from the PSO press release is that your fishing advocates have their eyes on the ball and will act accordingly.

Paul

Thank you Paul, and MJ, not to mention all the people behind the scences! The more I read about this stuff in all of my ocean interest groups, the more I become thankful for people like you on the front lines! Again, thank you very much, this is going to be a TOUGH fight to preserve our fishing rights, and access to the ocean, we are lucky to have these guys step up for us!

chris