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[Hunters Pa]

Copied from Holy Mackerel's post elsewher, but it sums it up. DO IT!!!

The short of it...
Anti-Fishing groups have sent thousands of emails to the BRTF for map 3. We need to match them.
*****Time is limited, BRTF meets on 11/10/09 to decide our fate.
Please email
SUBJECT LINE: "South Coast comment for BRTF."
Send it to: MLPAComments@resources.ca.gov

Please CC: Kayaker4prop2@gmail.com (YES THIS IS BIG BROTHER, BUT IT IS TIME FOR ACCOUTABILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY!!!)

Tell them you support Map 2. You can use your own words.

This is a simple email I put together for friends, co-workers, family. PLEASE WRITE YOUR OWN BASED ON THE GUIDELINES BELOW! BE SPECIFIC!! But send this at the very least!

Hi Blue Ribbon Task Force,

I am writting in support of Map 2 for (YOUR AREA). MAP 2 has the most cross interest support, and buy in of consumptive fishermen. It meets the science guidelines, and leaves safe access for Kayak Fishermen, and shoreline spearfishermen. These two groups have invested a lot of time at these meetings. Please support Map 2.
Thank you,
YOUR NAME
ADDRESS

The long of it!!!!

For Laguna: need arguments posted here so all can use. Help!
WG2 shape takes into account ALL the guidelines set forth by the DFG as to size and shape, and as to special areas to avoid as well as to consider. There is NO shape for Laguna that can meet 100% of all habitat requirements. One of the goals of the MLPA master plan guidance was to NOT disenfranchise the consumptive public. While shapes like the alternative shape put forth by the BRTF would not completely stifle boat fishing, it WOULD effectively kill shore based fishing and diving practices. These beaches are some of the traditional dive spots, from before the time of Scuba. People have fished from the shore in Laguna since the town's inception, and as a consumptive user, we lost the opportunity to fish from Aliso Pier with it's destruction by large surf and subsequent removal. The shape brought forth by WG 2 would at the least allow 5 coastal access points out of 26. That is a MINIMAL amount of accessible beach to fish from. The state has deemed public access to be mandatory to beachfront areas, and much of those easements were designed and fought for by shore based fishermen.
Even the Surfrider foundation agreed with the shape and design of WG2's proposal, though they asked for the upper line to be moved to the north.
The alternate shape for Laguna NOT being actively discussed at this moment is the one in which the boundary lines are perpendicular to shore. Starting At Cress St. which has an unmistakable boundary on the beach, along with a clearly visible boiler rock 1/3 mile off shore is THE SIMPLEST shape of all to enforce, and for the public at large to follow. Whether fishing from a boat or kayak, the line of the rock to the outcropping on the beach, coupled with the road above make following the rules for this shape simple. The northern boundary would be at Emerald Cove, from the large boiler at the headland. Yet another unmistakable clear boundary. The shape is larger than WG2, and it does capture more nearshore habitat by design. Also, it will close off some more access points than WG2. But, it would STILL leave us 5 good access points, and would give anglers of all types a bit of safe, dependable access to the shoreline in Laguna, while protecting miles of great habitat.

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For PV: need arguments posted here so all can use. Help!
Southern PV is loaded with DDT and PCB's, DDT is known to cause a 10% or more rise in infant deaths due to decreased lactation time in breastfeeding mothers. Low income families that have to fish to sustain themselves have no choice but to expose themselves to larger amounts of DDT than the rest of the population, and would be in a considerable health risk if map 1 or 3 closures pass which would force them into the more polluted southern PV.
The pipe, which is situated within the northern boundary of map 1 concentrates all of the pollution from Palos Verdes Estates into one outfall. The currents immediately carry this pollution directly into the closures proposed by map 3. Walk-throughs after rainfall have shown lifeless tidepools, and the polluted water that collects in a pool under the pipe after the rainfall kills 99% plants within 10 feet of it. As the Santa Monica Baykeepers have confirmed, outfall pipes contain heavy metals, specifically copper, and all marine biologists agree that copper is 100% fatal to the invertebrate microfauna that make up the base of the food chain. Every time that it rains here the base of the food chain has to start again from square one. Heavy metals and some pesticides have been shown to slow the growth rate of fish while adversely affecting their fertility rates, which with map 1 and 3 closures will lead to MPA's with smaller, more sterile fish. Map 2 contains the terranea resort, which already has wells and filtration in place for the cleanest rainwater outfall in the entire southern california area.
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Point Dume: need arguments posted here so all can use. Help!

Dume talking points have everything to do with access and safety. Support Prop 2 which leaves Dume Pt open and still meets SAT guidelines for habitat replication as well as the alternative. 1 and 3 strike hard at already rare public access - even consumptives deserve a sliver of opportunity. Putting the line at Little Dume will shut off locally precious access to free divers and surf casters at Westward. And finally, that last bathroom at Westward is an ideal boundary, obvious from the shore and the ocean.

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For Catalina, SB, malibu...same. We need local divers to post up your arguments here to get the campaign going. Help!
STAY TUNED
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7 year old son, 4 year old daughter, 2 labradoodles, 4.5 minutes free time per week

AND as many days in MLPA meetings as I have on the water in 2009

[Jeff Krieger]

Help in areas you can, we all need to take part in this!
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Jeff "Rhyno" Krieger
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