From Sportfishing
Fish Report for 2-8-2010
MLPA-I News Release
2-8-2010
Marine Management News
CONTACT: Annie Reisewitz, MLPA Initiative, (858) 228-0526
MLPA Initiative Issues Statement on Mendocino Commercial Fisherman
Added to MLPA Stakeholder Group
California's MLPA Initiative today announced that Jim Bassler, a
Mendocino County commercial fisherman, has been added to the MLPA North
Coast Regional Stakeholder Group. The stakeholder group is responsible
for developing recommendations for alternative marine protected areas to
help the State of California implement the Marine Life Protection Act
(MLPA).
This past week, many citizens contacted the director of Fish and Game,
John McCamman, and the chair of the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force, Cindy
Gustafson, to request more representation of commercial fishing
interests in the Mendocino County area.
Members of the stakeholder group are intended to help ensure that
multiple perspectives are heard in the MLPA Initiative's marine
protected area planning process. Jim Bassler has the experience and
ability to reach out and include not only commercial fishing interests
but also the interests of all communities along the Mendocino coastline.
Bassler is a small-boat fisherman who fishes primarily for nearshore
rockfish, crab and salmon along the Mendocino coast; he a member of the
Salmon Trollers Marketing Association in Fort Bragg.
Bassler's addition brings the stakeholder group to a total of 32
residents of Del Norte, Humboldt and Mendocino counties within the MLPA
North Coast Study Region, which encompasses state waters from the
California-Oregon border to Alder Creek near Point Arena in Mendocino
County.
The stakeholder group will work with a blue ribbon task force, science
advisory team, and MLPA staff to help California improve the design and
management of the north coast portion of a statewide network of marine
protected areas. The first meeting of the stakeholder group is Monday,
Feb. 7 and Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2010 at the Red Lion Inn, 1929 Fourth Street
in Eureka.
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