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

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.

GregAndrew · 04-09-2010, 10:04 AM

It just goes to show exactly the tactics of the other side on the MLPA issue. They completely fabricate dire circumstances, that need immediate attention, to get the average Joe fired up enough to at least send a petition. I can't tell you how many times I talked to somebody, on the other side, at a MLPA meeting that argued points that don't still or never took place on our coast.

ronbo613 · 04-09-2010, 03:44 PM

So I'm guessing the new McDonalds Seahorse Sandwich is not going to happen?

Seriously, SD Bay is so polluted, it's testimony to the power of nature that anything can survive. I would never eat anything that came out of the bay and I would sure hate to see what the bottom looks like. If it wasn't for the daily tidal flushing, there probably wouldn't be anything alive in there. To overlook years of massive pollution and blame any kind of fishing for the decline of marine life is a joke.

Billy V · 04-09-2010, 08:41 PM

This was a Horse worth protecting.
- Secretariat -

Ohana · 04-10-2010, 08:39 AM

Quote:

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!

04-09-2010, 07:24 AM	#1
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	#3
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, 03:44 PM	#6
ronbo613 Waterman At Large Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: On the Water Posts: 199	So I'm guessing the new McDonalds Seahorse Sandwich is not going to happen? Seriously, SD Bay is so polluted, it's testimony to the power of nature that anything can survive. I would never eat anything that came out of the bay and I would sure hate to see what the bottom looks like. If it wasn't for the daily tidal flushing, there probably wouldn't be anything alive in there. To overlook years of massive pollution and blame any kind of fishing for the decline of marine life is a joke. __________________ Kayak Fishing Photos and Video

04-09-2010, 08:01 AM	#2
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	#4
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.

04-09-2010, 10:04 AM	#5
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	It just goes to show exactly the tactics of the other side on the MLPA issue. They completely fabricate dire circumstances, that need immediate attention, to get the average Joe fired up enough to at least send a petition. I can't tell you how many times I talked to somebody, on the other side, at a MLPA meeting that argued points that don't still or never took place on our coast.

04-09-2010, 08:41 PM	#7
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	This was a Horse worth protecting. - Secretariat -

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!