San Diego Bay MLPA - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

stairman · 04-08-2010, 09:00 PM

if the sea horse has survived all the stuff going on in San Diego bay since WWII then I would have to say the evidence is in and they will survive with out this protection....radical environmentalists will NEVER be satisfied!!!!!

blitzburgh · 04-08-2010, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by stairman

if the sea horse has survived all the stuff going on in San Diego bay since WWII then I would have to say the evidence is in and they will survive with out this protection

That's for sure! There has been some fookin' gnarly stuff in that bay!

dsafety · 04-09-2010, 05:56 AM

Here's an idea. Let's start a MLPA movement to protect a species that lots of people really care about... the recreational fisherman. It is clear to me that without some sort of protection, this species is doomed.

Bob

rastrev · 04-09-2010, 07:24 AM

I'm sure fishing has such a huge impact on Sea horses

. Maybe they should focus on the real problem, like, I don't know, maybe POLLUTION...

old_rookie · 04-09-2010, 08:01 AM

I hate it when I'm trying to make bait in the bay and keep pulling up those seahorses. One time I thought I was hooked on some weeds, ended up with a seahorse on the hook - what a pain.

Ed · 04-09-2010, 09:22 AM

They should promote fishing and encourage harvest in the bay to reduce fish predation on juvenile seahorses and pipefish. Save the seahorse.....

Aquahunter · 04-09-2010, 09:36 AM

It makes me sick to my stomach seeing these people closing off areas piece by piece that we work hard to put food on the table for our families. I have been supporting with the Spearboard and Bloodydecks against the closures of the MLPA. Sure we can protect the seahorses but fishing for them? We don't fish seahorses or use them for bait.

Ohana · 04-10-2010, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by rastrev

I'm sure fishing has such a huge impact on Sea horses

. Maybe they should focus on the real problem, like, I don't know, maybe POLLUTION...

This, combined with over-development, is doing more damage then any recreational fishing. Most animals that have large numbers of offspring,such as fish, insects, and reptiles, cannot be detrimentally impacted by over collecting. As long as there is the right habitat for them to live in, then they can continue to survive and even increase in numbers. It is when this habitat is gone, such as paving over a field, filling in a stream, or draining a marsh, that the animals will quickly be eliminated.

Unfortunately, it is a lot easier to gain support for closing off an area that no one is going to build on versus trying to get people to stop polluting or to establish areas along the coast and inland to no new development.

cioppino · 04-10-2010, 09:47 AM

Seahorses in San Diego Bay, thats a good one! We should set up a table down at the bay selling protect the Seahorse shirts to the tourists. Have a little saltwater aquarium with a few little cute ones in it. Shoot the T-shirt table at the Childrens, oh I mean SEALS pool, nets them about four hundred K a year!

MLPAs, illegal immigration, overcrowding, overpriced real estate, overpriced food, overpriced gasoline, undrefunded and worst schools in the nation, over taxed citizens(soon to be even worse), overpolluted waters, overpolluted air........etc...etc....etc...

All this crap for a few wsb, yt, halibut, and some sunshine. OVER it!

04-08-2010, 09:00 PM	#1
stairman Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 84	se horsy if the sea horse has survived all the stuff going on in San Diego bay since WWII then I would have to say the evidence is in and they will survive with out this protection....radical environmentalists will NEVER be satisfied!!!!!

04-09-2010, 07:24 AM	#4
rastrev Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SD, CA Posts: 173	I'm sure fishing has such a huge impact on Sea horses. Maybe they should focus on the real problem, like, I don't know, maybe POLLUTION... __________________ "If a fish could keep his mouth shut, he would never get caught." - U-Roy, Fisherman Style

04-09-2010, 09:22 AM	#6
Ed Fringe Head Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Drippin Chicken Water Ranch Posts: 140	They should promote fishing and encourage harvest in the bay to reduce fish predation on juvenile seahorses and pipefish. Save the seahorse..... __________________ "If cabbage was good for you, rabbits would be big as bears" (Adi)

04-09-2010, 05:56 AM	#3
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,121	Here's an idea. Let's start a MLPA movement to protect a species that lots of people really care about... the recreational fisherman. It is clear to me that without some sort of protection, this species is doomed. Bob

04-09-2010, 08:01 AM	#5
old_rookie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santee Posts: 904	I hate it when I'm trying to make bait in the bay and keep pulling up those seahorses. One time I thought I was hooked on some weeds, ended up with a seahorse on the hook - what a pain.

04-09-2010, 09:36 AM	#7
Aquahunter Crazy Deaf Cuban Redneck Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Descanso, CA Posts: 158	It makes me sick to my stomach seeing these people closing off areas piece by piece that we work hard to put food on the table for our families. I have been supporting with the Spearboard and Bloodydecks against the closures of the MLPA. Sure we can protect the seahorses but fishing for them? We don't fish seahorses or use them for bait.

04-10-2010, 09:47 AM	#9
cioppino Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: La Jolla Posts: 94	Seahorses in San Diego Bay, thats a good one! We should set up a table down at the bay selling protect the Seahorse shirts to the tourists. Have a little saltwater aquarium with a few little cute ones in it. Shoot the T-shirt table at the Childrens, oh I mean SEALS pool, nets them about four hundred K a year! MLPAs, illegal immigration, overcrowding, overpriced real estate, overpriced food, overpriced gasoline, undrefunded and worst schools in the nation, over taxed citizens(soon to be even worse), overpolluted waters, overpolluted air........etc...etc....etc... All this crap for a few wsb, yt, halibut, and some sunshine. OVER it!