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Southern California’s latest King Tides episode occurred on Feb. 8 and 9. The California King Tide Project, which launched in 2010, relies upon volunteers and photographs to document how ultra high tides affect homes, roads, harbors, beaches, wetlands, seawalls and public access to the coast. P. 16

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Port of San Diego shifts bid award for Shelter Island parking lot project TC Construction Co. earns contract after successfully challenging recommended award for paving improvements contract.

BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT SAN DIEGO—It wasn’t an episode of sour grapes, but two companies who lost out on a bid to re-pave Shelter Island’s waterfront parking lots challenged the Port of San Diego’s decision to go forward with MVC Enterprise, Inc. What would usually be a quick consent calendar vote on a contract award turned into a lengthy deliberation on the technicalities of the port district’s bidding process and whether MVC Enterprise followed proper protocols.

The port district’s Board of Port Commissioners ultimately upheld the formal protest filed by TC Construction Co. and agreed MVC Enterprise’s bid was faulty. A second protest – filed

by Eagle Paving Co. against TC Construction – was rejected.

TC Construction, when all the dust was settled, was awarded the pav-

ing contract – at the expense of MVC Enterprise. The firm will begin working on a re-pavement project at parking lots 2 and 3, while also providing necessary pavement maintenance at lots 1A, 1B and 10. Lots 2, 3 and 10 are adjacent to Shelter Island Boat Launch Ramp, which was recently renovated.

Santee-based TC Construction Co. originally finished second in bidding for the parking lot re-pavement project. A representative from TC Construction Co. said MVC Enterprise was not compliant with its original bid.

The MVC Enterprise bid, according to TC Construction, specifically failed to list suppliers who meet Small Business Enterprise requirements.

MVC Enterprise was slated to be the contract award winner with its $789,700 bid, the lowest amount proposed amongst all bidders.

TC Construction ($796,116) and Eagle Paving ($799,472) were the only other bidders to submit a proposal for less than $800,000.

Robert Lynch, the counsel for MVC Enterprises, told commissioners his client provided all the required information in its bid to the port district.

Bidders for port district projects are required to include a small busi-

A few parking lots on Shelter Island will be repaved, but the process to select the vendor to complete the work was not a smooth one. The Port of San Diego’s Board of Port Commissioners had to resolve two protests about the bidding process. MVC Enterprise Inc lost its winning bid as a result of the protest. ness supplier as part of the overall proposal. TC Construction stated MVC Enterprises failed to comply with this requirement by changing the small business supplier associated with the pavement improvement proposal after the bid was submitted to the port district.

Much of the deliberation during the TC Construction protest hearing focused on whether documents were submitted properly and the distinctions between wholesaler, supplier and broker. Commissioner Marshall Merrifield, who once operated a supply company, said the MVC Enterprise bid was, as he understood it, insufficient.

“You’re supposed to submit stuff at the bid,” Merrifield said, with a hint of frustration in his voice. “You can’t be re-working the bid after the fact, that’s just the way it works out there in the whole wide world.”

There were 12 bids submitted, in all. Each bidder was given instructions to keep its budget to re-pave the parking lots to within $1 million. Only one company – Accurate Asphalt and Concrete, Inc. ($1,004,951.08) – exceeded the $1 million budget request.

Eagle Pavement, in its failed protest, challenged TC Construction’s bid as being “non-responsive.”

“Eagle Paving … has protested TC’s bid claiming it is non-responsive as TC’s sub-participant form lists a larger amount of the bid for two subcontractors than is listed in TC’s bid amount for the work of these subcontractors,” port district staff stated in a report to commissioners. “TC responded that a portion of these subcontractors’ work appears in the bid item which includes mobilization, that there were not mistakes in its bid, and that it is responsive.”

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New species of bonemunching worms found in the Gulf of Mexico GULF OF MEXICO—A recently published scientific study has revealed a new eerie creature prowling the ocean depths in the Gulf of Mexico.

The research article “Alligators in the abyss: The first experimental reptilian food fall in the deep ocean,” published in December in the online journal PLOS ONE, revealed a newly discovered species of bone-eating worm.

The experiment involved strapping a trio of dead alligators to the seafloor, about 1.2 miles below the surface in the Gulf of Mexico. The goal was to learn more about scav-

NEWS BRIEFS NATION/WORLD Former PG&E attorney to head EPA West Coast office WASHINGTON, D.C.—The

Environmental Protection Agency has named a former attorney for the nation’s largest utility to head its West Coast office, replacing the regional

engers and predators that prowled primeval seas and to see what sort of hungry seafloor-dwellers might crawl over or make a meal of the unusual food source now.

According to the research article, alligator two was eaten all the way down to its cranium and spinal column after just 51 days. The culprit? A complete DNA analysis revealed it to be a newly discovered species of bone-eating worm part of the Osedax genus. This represents the only occasion where any Osedax specimen has been seen in the Gulf of Mexico and the first time this exact species has ever been observed, according to findings.

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director ousted from the post in early February.

John Busterud, who worked for Pacific Gas and Electric for three decades, will manage more than 600 staff employees and oversee environmental protection efforts across EPA’s Region 9, which includes 50 million people living in California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawai’i, the Pacific Islands and tribal lands, KQED reported Feb. 11.

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Researchers strapped three alligators to the seafloor; alligator two was eaten all the way down to its cranium and spinal column by a newly discovered species of bone-eating worm. report of Osedax exploiting the bones of Crocodilia, though three species (O. knutei, O. ryderi, and O. talkovici) have been recovered from green turtle bones deployed off California,” the article stated.

A camera-equipped robot found alligator one was ravaged by football-sized, pink pill-bug crustaceans (Bathynomus giganteus) with-

in 24 hours, and gradually devoured from the inside out.

The large seafloor pill bugs are related to roly-poly bugs seen on land.

Mystery surrounds the fate of alligator three, which was ripped from its weighted harness and carried away as a midnight snack by some unknown predator. Researchers hypothesized a shark was the likeliest culprit.

Mike Stoker, the EPA’s regional director since 2018, said he got a call from senior agency officials in Washington, D.C., telling him to resign.

The change in leadership comes amid conflict between California and the federal government over environmental policy.

Among the disagreements are the Trump administration’s policies aimed at expanding

domestic oil and gas production, and its rollback of environmental regulations. California, a state with robust environmental enforcement, is seeking to transition away from fossil fuels.

Busterud’s experience includes serving as a board member for the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance, a group that represents the natural gas See NEWS BRIEFS page 9

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Letters/Online Comments RE: “Southern California’s underwater world of artificial reefs” (Feb. 7-20)

A few questions: 1/ Is there opposition to artificial reefs, and if so from who and on what basis? 2/ Most of the statistics provided are “raw” without any basis for comparison or even meaningful commentary, although the Paradise Cove numbers sound like they took a huge dive, is there any known reason? 3/ Have the reefs presented any problems for vessels of any size, small, large, or huge?

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RE: “Will Redondo Beach’s King Harbor get a boat ramp in the next decade?” (Jan. 24-Feb. 6) If we are successful CenterCal’s lease (ALPIF) that was passed by the city council just five weeks before the 2017 election will be voided. That means the $15 million lawsuit filed

by CenterCal will be over and

we can begin to revitalize our harbor and actually build a boat ramp. — Wayne Craig

RE: “In Memoriam: Robert ‘Bob’ Twilegar” (Jan. 24Feb. 6)

I was just informed by a friend that Bob passed. Bob and I were close friends in our late teens and early 20’s. My mother Zoe Ann Rhodes and Bob’s father Burt were companions for many years. Through their relationship Bob and I became friends. The obituary I just read described Bobby I knew to the T. He never said much but when he did everyone listened. He was soft-spoken and gentle. Yet he was physically strong and always decisive. Best of all, Bob Twilegar was a true friend that never let anyone down.

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Is Long Beach’s ecosystem restoration project bad news for boaters?

Recreational Boaters of California says wellintentioned plan would make it harder for boats to navigate East San Pedro Bay.

BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT LONG BEACH—The city of Long Beach hopes to restore aquatic ecosystems along a stretch of coast between the Port of Long Beach and Alamitos Bay. Restoring local aquatic ecosys-

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The legend of San Miguel Island’s Tuqan Man

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tems could, according to Long Beach officials, increase the abundance and biodiversity of marine populations within East San Pedro Bay (which is near Rainbow and Shoreline harbors).

Long Beach, according to a draft feasibility study the city released in November 2019, is specifically proposing to “restore and improve aquatic ecosystem structure” and increase habitat biodiversity in an 18-square-mile section of East San Pedro Bay. This swath of water specifically includes the Long Beach shoreline, Los Angeles River estuary, Middle Breakwater, Long Beach Breakwater, Alamitos Bay jetties and the open water in between each of these

archaeological dig on San Miguel Island in 2005 led to the discovery of “Tuqan Man,” a Native American who died between 9,800 and 10,200 years go. A bone belonging to Tuqan Man was found close to an eroded Chumash campsite as part of a survey at Channel Islands National Park.

A full excavation was completed after the National Park Service brought the Santa Ynez band of the Chumash.

Researchers affiliated with the University of Oregon made the initial discovery. Those researchers, according to a news report in Ventura County Star, found the first bone showing through some dirt, amidst a few seashells.

One archeologist from the University of Oregon said he believed the discovered bone was part of Tuqan Man’s skull, according to the Ventura

County Star report.

The researchers normally would have left the bone alone, but conditions on the island in 2005 hinted the discovery could be lost to erosion.

The bone was also considered to be valuable evidence: it could give researchers insight on North America’s earliest settlers.

“They tried to cover up the exposed bone to protect it, and typically, that would be the end of the story. Human remains would be left alone,” the Ventura County Star story said in 2005. “But these were at risk of being lost to erosion and potentially were among some of the earliest human remains in North America at the time.”

Members of the Chumash tribe ultimately agreed to excavate Tuqan Man for research purposes.

“Uncovering Tuqan Man led to close to 12 years of extensive studies and five attempts to extract ancient DNA,” the Ventura County Star’s report-

ing stated.

A DNA study wasn’t ever completed, and federal officials had to find a way to determine who would ultimately get custody of Tuqan Man. “Tests of Tuqan Man failed to get any recognizable DNA, but park officials knew he had been buried in a Native American site and the artifacts and the timing fit,” Ventura County Star reported.

“They determined he was Native American, but still had to verify who should have custody. To do that, they had to show a direct relationship between Tuqan Man and the Chumash.”

Researchers, despite various cultural studies, were unable to conclusively connect Tuquan Man to the Chumash tribe, but a recently enacted federal law allowed agencies to transfer human remains to a tribe, “without being able to substantiate a claim,” according to the Ventura County Star.

Tuqan Man’s remains were

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chills. You want to keep your cabin warm. We use a space heater that we actually plug in, but you want to be careful, with any kind of space heater in a confined quarter. You want to make sure you get a decent space heater. You want to make sure you don’t blow your fuses, as well.

There are some other things you can do. Get yourself some flannel sheets to put on your bed.

In terms of medication, the over-thecounter stuff, get it if you like it. I will do things like Aspirin, Advil, and once in a while, if it gets bad enough, I’ll get the decongestive nasal sprays. These new Vicks tissues – they’re like a Godsend. It’s these tissues you can buy now, infused with Vicks.

PMR: Being on a boat with more than one person, in tight quarters, how is the interaction, when one person is sick? One person doesn’t want to get the other person sick. Or does the other person automatically get sick?

FOUNTAIN VALLEY—The Log editor Parimal M. Rohit and DMC Sales Director Kevin Davis are back with another Nautical Banter column. Messrs. Rohit and Davis spent a few minutes talking about being sick aboard a boat. Davis, if you recall from our previous banters, is a liveaboard at Long Beach’s Shoreline Marina.

He lives aboard Indy Sent Lady with his wife.

Parimal M. Rohit: It’s wintertime, and, obviously, a lot of people get sick.

We also have the coronavirus going around right now, that’s a different discussion entirely. Let’s talk about being ill on a boat, and how that is different than being ill on land.

Kevin Davis: Well, I think the first thing, especially being in the wintertime, when you get sick – and even in the summertime – you’re dealing with the dampness. And, man, you get sick, you get the flu, you get cold, you get sore throat, and then you’re dealing, on top of all that, with the dampness that’s following you around. Not just that, then it’s cold, too. It’s been in the upper 30s and low 40s [recently].

It can really drag you down. Being on a boat and being sick … it adds a little bit more to feeling worse. Plus you’re in confined quarters. It’s tough to get in and out of the boat. You feel like gener-

al crap times two.

PMR: What about the boat being wobbly? Does that contribute anything? And what about being in tight quarters?

KD: All of the above. Anything you are dealing with on the boat – wakes, noises, wind – when you’re sick, it just kind of intensifies everything.

PMR: What kind of measures do you take to cancel out the added elements?

KD: We’ve learned over the years, especially during the winter months, when you get cold, you want to make sure your cabin stays warm – and you stay warm, as well. There’s nothing like getting cold when it’s damp out.

That just makes your body feel much worse than it actually is. If you’re dealing with a fever, too, then, getting the

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KD: Well, they can, yeah, and we’ve seen that happen quite a bit. You’re basically living inside a Petrie dish.

You have one individual that’s sneezing and coughing, germs are being spread. It’s kind of difficult, you hope the other person doesn’t get it, but, sometimes, they do.

PMR: You also have pets. How does being ill on a boat factor in to your maintenance and care of those pets?

KD: When they are ready to go, you have to go. And when you are by yourself, because your spouse [is not present] and you’re by yourself, it makes it even worse. You get up in the morning, your dog wakes up, it’s 4 o’clock in the morning, you’re sitting here fighting a 100-plus-degree temperature, and the dog is telling you, “I gotta go,” you gotta go. At the same time, it’s the middle of the night, you try to bundle up as best as you can, and you get your butt up and go.

PMR : You just have to eat it.

KD: You do, you just have to go. The wind is blowing, and it’s whipping outside, there’s a lot of moisture in the air, it’s cold, yeah – you’re just, “get your business done, let’s go back inside.”

PMR: Is there a difference between the recovery time on a boat and recovery time on land?

KD: It’s, relatively, about the same.

You’re sick anywhere between three and five days. You’re just feeling bad.

Do you have a topic you’d like Messrs.

Rohit and Davis to talk about in their next Nautical Banter? If so, email your idea/suggestion to parimal@thelog.com.

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1966 Dana Point Harbor time capsule, harbor construction begins

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DANA POINT—The concept for a harbor in Dana Point began just after WWII and a “Rock Placing Ceremony” in August 1966 marked the beginning of the construction of the harbor. According to Orange County Archives, this photo of Orange County Harbors Director Ken Sampson, County Harbor Engineer Jim Ballinger and breakwater contractor Ernie Silberberger was taken on Oct. 1, 1968, the day a time capsule was placed into the rock. Over 60 items were placed in the capsule, which was dug up and unveiled in 2016. A new 50-year capsule was buried in October 2019, serving as a kick-off celebration for the Dana Point Harbor Revitalization Project.

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industry, among other types of business.

At PG&E, Busterud directed the department of the environment and real estate. He worked on issues related to air and water quality, endangered species, toxic waste and environmental policy, according to an EPA press release.

Busterud retired from the company’s law department in 2016 after serving 30 years with the utility.

Asian carp roundup in Kentucky opens new front in battle

GOLDEN POND, Kentucky (AP)—Like a slow-motion, underwater cattle drive, wildlife officials in a half-dozen aluminum boats used pulses of electricity and sound on a recent gray morning to herd schools of Asian carp toward 1,000-footlong (305 meters) nets.

The ongoing roundup on wind-rippled Kentucky Lake opens a new front in a 15-year battle to halt the advance of the invasive carp, which threaten to upend aquatic ecosystems, starve out native fish and wipe out endangered mussel and snail populations along the Mississippi River and dozens of tributaries.

State and federal agencies together have spent roughly $607 million to stop them since 2004, according to data compiled by The Associated Press. Projects in

the works are expected to push the price tag to about $1.5 billion over the next decade.

That’s more than five times the amount predicted in 2007 when a national carp management plan was crafted, and no end is in sight. Programs aim to reduce established populations and prevent further spreading, but wildlife officials concede they may never be able to eradicate the prolific fish.

Much of the focus has been on limiting their northerly migration and keeping them out of the Great Lakes, where experts say they could devastate a $7 billion fishing industry. That effort features an underwater electric barrier near Chicago, water sampling for carp DNA, subsidies for commercial fishers and experiments with a mass roundup-type harvest.

It has been largely successful, although the lakes remain vulnerable and grass carp - one of the Asian varieties have been spotted in Lakes Erie, Ontario and Michigan.

Asian carp were imported to the U.S. in the 1960s and 1970s as an ecofriendly alternative to poisons for ridding southern fish farms and sewage lagoons of algae, weeds and parasites. They escaped through flooding, deliberate stocking and other means.

LOCAL Port of Los Angeles renames street in honor of Harbor Commissioner Dave Arian

LOS ANGELES—Port of Los Angeles officials, community leaders, labor representatives and Harbor area residents gathered on Feb. 8, to unveil “Dave Arian Way,” a portion of Miner Street south of 22nd Street in San Pedro renamed to honor the former Los Angeles Harbor Commission vice president and labor icon.

A San Pedro resident and prominent figure in the Los Angeles Harbor community, Arian joined the Harbor Commission in 2010 after serving decades in various leadership positions within the labor movement. During his tenure on the Board, the Port of Los Angeles broke all-time cargo volume records while reducing air emissions, two goals of significant importance to Arian. The highly respected labor leader died of thyroid cancer last January.

“His dedication and contributions to our Port community are beyond measure,” said Los Angeles Harbor Commission President Jaime Lee. “Given the enormous and widespread impact of his leadership, this street renaming serves as a permanent reminder of all he did to shape this Harbor community over the last 40 years.”

The street renaming took place in the Outer Harbor at the intersection of Miner Street and 22nd Street. Earlier in the day in a private ceremony, a bench at Berth 46 overlooking the Port’s Outer Harbor was dedicated in his memory. The lookout spot over the Harbor was one of Arian’s favorite at the Port.

Ventura Harbor Village undergoing $1.2 million refresh painting project

VENTURA—A painting project underway

in Ventura Harbor Village will bring a fresh color scheme to the exterior of the village’s businesses. The ReFresh Painting Project is expected to cost $1.2 million and be completed in eight to ten months. It will encompass all of Ventura Harbor Village’s exterior buildings as well as two additional buildings which house Island Packers and the offices with the Channel Islands National Park.

All businesses will remain open during the enhancement project, according to Ventura Port District’s General Manager

Brian Pendleton.

Ventura Board of Port Commissioners commissioned Coastal Architects, a full service architectural, planning and design firm based in Oxnard, to create a color pallet reflecting sea-inspired hues predominant of the seaside enclave and consistent with the new Portside Ventura Harbor development.

“The Ventura Port District is committed to continuous improvement with multi-phases of enhancement set for 2020 that will make Ventura Harbor an even more attractive, pedestrian-friendly destination for boating, and leisure recreation that encompasses dining, shopping and coastal attractions,” Pendleton said in a released statement.

Future projects identified in the master plan include areas for public art, improved outdoor patios, informational signage, family elements, and a series of upgrades to paseos throughout the five-acre Harbor Village.

Whale gets close enough to pet off Southern California

DANA POINT, Calif. (AP and Log staff ) —A delighted passenger on a whale-watching cruise was able to pet a 35-foot gray whale that surfaced near the boat off Southern California.

The curious whale appeared near the surface of the water Feb. 10 near Dana Point, Orange County Register reported.

“Oh my gosh, that’s her face,” a passenger exclaims on a video posted online

by Capt. Dave’s Dolphin and Whale Watching Safari.

The woman splashed her hand in the water, tapped the boat’s side and blew kisses to the giant marine mammal.

Suddenly the whale’s head popped out of the water and the woman reached out and pet it.

The up-close encounter is rare in Southern California, where whales typically keep a distance from boats as they migrate between Alaska and Mexico, the newspaper said.

Steve Burkhalter, a captain with Dana Wharf Whale Watching, was the first to spot the gray whale about a half-mile from shore.

“It was pretty awesome,” Burkhalter told the Register. “It was definitely the most friendly gray whale we’ve ever had.”

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BY LINDSEY GLASGOW SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — In the underwater world, reefs are the Los Angeles or New York City of the U.S. – dense in population and diversity.

Reefs are the preferred living space for many sportfish, such as bass, rockfish and sheephead, providing nooks and crannies for shelter and plenty of food sources. In areas lacking these natural reefs, such as the Southern California bight, artificial reefs, for various reasons, have been used to imitate these rocky structures.

This is the second story in a series about artificial reefs in Southern California, looking at the ecological, environmental and user impacts of these manmade structures.

A few reefs have been put in nearshore areas by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to enhance sportfishing, while others were mandated for mitigation reasons, such as the Wheeler North Reef.

The California Coastal Commission ordered the reef to be created to restore marine life damaged by the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).

Meanwhile, other artificial reefs were not planned. California’s 27 offshore oil and gas platforms – most in Orange and Santa Barbara counties - provided the right surface and material to attract sportfish, kelp and other organisms, with some spanning as much as two city blocks near the seafloor.

While the CDFW, the lead agency for the state’s artificial reefs, works to update its management plan for reefs already in place, federal and state officials and stakeholders continue a decades old debate about the future of

oil platform reefs.

State and federal laws require that a platform be decommissioned at the end of its hydrocarbon production life and be totally removed. In 2010, California passed Assembly Bill 2503, allowing for decommissioned oil rigs to be turned into reefs, by cutting off the top portion and allowing the rest to remain. According to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), five platforms in federal waters are in the beginning stages of the decommissioning process. At least two platforms in state waters are in the process of being decommissioned.

Donna Schroeder, a Marine Ecologist for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Pacific Region, said the science box about the environmental and ecological impacts of these massive structures has been checked, providing the information to inform decision makers.

Ecological Effects Schroeder has been involved in researching oil platform reefs with BOEM, which has funded studies to help the decision maker, BSEE, the lead federal regulation agency in the decommissioning of oil platforms.

“What is not controversial is some [artificial] reefs have a lot of fish and marine life around them,” Schroeder said.

A 2014 study conducted by Jeremy Claissea, Daniel Pondella, Milton Love, Laurel Zahn, Chelsea Williams, Jonathan Williams, and Ann Bull (Oil platforms off California are among the most productive marine fish habitats globally), found oil and gas platforms off the coast of California have the highest secondary fish production per unit area of seafloor of any marine habitat that has been studied.

The study compared the density, biomass and annual secondary production of fish communities on 16 oil and gas platforms to those on seven natural reefs off the coast of Southern California and to secondary pro-

duction estimates of fish communities from other marine ecosystems, such as estuaries, eelgrass beds and salt marshes.

“The mean annual Total Production per square meter of seafloor for complete platforms was significantly greater than, and 27.4 times as much as is produced per square meter on natural rocky reefs located at similar depths in the study region,” the study stated.

A similar study comparing several sportfish populations on CDFW reefs to the same sportfish on nearby natural reefs, drew the conclusion “fish living on artificial reefs generally fare as well or better than those on natural reefs,” the study stated.

Jennifer Granneman and Mark Steele published their study, Fish growth, reproduction, and tissue production on artificial reefs relative to natural reefs, in 2009.

Another 2009 study by Christopher G. Lowe, Kim M. Anthony, Erica T. Jarvis, Lyall F. Bellquist & Milton S. Love (Site Fidelity and Movement Patterns of Groundfish Associated with Offshore Petroleum Platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel, Marine and Coastal Fisheries) looked at 100 platform-associated fish representing 15 species at three offshore platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel to investigate the tendency of the fish to return to the platforms. The study concluded fish appear to be using platforms in a manner similar to that of fish found on natural reefs.

“In fact, some species such as widow rockfish and lingcod may show higher site fidelity to platform habitat than natural habitat,” the report stated.

However, it does not come without tradeoff. Since manmade reefs change the habitat, the marine life that prefer the former flat sandy or muddy floor – such as flat fish – are displaced by an artificial reef.

“Those species generally can be on the shell mount or the edges and they can feed on some of the material like the different worms and productivity,” Schroeder said. “I can’t say they are excluded but the habitat does change and that is a tradeoff.”

It comes down to priority.

“This is where values come in, people value rocky habitats so much more,” Schroeder said.

Garry Brown, Founding Director of Orange County Coastkeeper, said this becomes a slippery slope.

“The whole ocean is a habitat so it makes it a fine line,” said Brown, who has been involved in the discussion over rigs to reefs in California since the near beginning of the debate.

Another ecological concern is invasive species – whether these artificial reefs could spread them and if the invasive species could out spread the native species.

Environmental Effects Most of the environmental concerns surround oil platforms specifically, one of the main concerns being toxic materials.

“One question is are the fish in

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a toxic environment? Do they have different levels of toxins if they live around a platform compared to a natural reef?” Schroeder said.

Schroeder helped research this, looking at contaminant loads in Sanddab, kelp rockfish, and kelp bass at seven platform sites and adjacent, natural sites within the Santa Barbara Channel and San Pedro Basin.

According to the study, concentrations of hydroxylated PAHs (some of the most important contaminant classes related to oil operations according to Schroeder) in all samples - 76 fish from platforms and 64 fish from natural sites - were low, ranging from less than the limits of detection.

Toxic chemicals can also be a concern for manmade reefs from other materials such as shipwrecks, car tires and car bodies. Orange County Coastkeeper advocated for the reconsideration of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) guidelines for vessels eligible for sinking due to concerns of containments leaking into the water such oil and fuel, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), antifouling paint and heavy metals.

For Brown, another environmental concern is drawing a fine line between an artificial reef and ocean debris.

“A lot of people are willing to call whatever you can put in the water a reef,” Brown said. “At what point do you stop and that was always a concern for us.”

CDFW does have regulations in place to mitigate this issue.

When it comes to decommissioning platforms, another variable is the carbon footprint of removing the massive structures.

“By taking these things are you creating a bigger environmental nightmare than leaving them in,” Brown said.

There are also groups, including the Environmental Defense Center, an environmental protection organization based in Santa Barbara, who are concerned about toxic contamination from leaving the structures partially in place, and liability for the state to deal with future accidents or mitigation efforts. Another concern is the money the oil and gas industry will save through partial removal instead of complete removal.

“Environmental groups are very concerned that as the industry looks at cost savings… that could affect their interest in further leasing and development of the coast,” Linda Krop, the Chief Counsel for the Environmental Defense Center, said at the Offshore Oil Platform Decommissioning Forum for the Public at the Aquarium of the Pacific on Jan. 12.

A general consensus has been the decision should be based on the best science.

“Those that are active reefs leave them and those that aren’t remove them,” Brown said.

Human Effects Another major consideration in the debate has been the user effect.

“If the question is, is it ecologically or environmentally beneficial, I think

we have a pretty solid scientific answer to that but what is still kind of up in the air is how you want to prioritize the different values,” Schroeder said.

The stakeholders – anglers, boaters, divers, environmentalists, oil companies and Southern California residents – are as many as the opinions. Many recreational anglers support artificial reefs, including rigs to reefs.

“They’re like an oasis out there in a land of sand,” said Coastal Conservation Association California (CCA Cal) board member Merit McCrea.

CCA Cal is a vocal supporter of artificial reefs.

On the other hand, commercial anglers are among those who might be negatively impacted by the reef, as they prevent trawling.

“Platforms can create a de facto marine protected area for commercial fishing,” Schroeder said.

Members of Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara (CFSB), a 501(c) (3) organization, have been involved in the discussion.

“Our position focuses on taking a case by case look for each rig and considering the best net benefit to the marine ecosystem that supports our fisheries,” CFSB Board Meeting Minutes from Nov. 29, 2019 stated. “Different gear types are impacted differently by different scenarios. Also focusing on making sure our port community benefits from any fund set up with cost savings of partial decommissioning.”

Depending on how much of the structure is left in the water, there could be implications for boaters.

The U.S. Coast Guard does have navigational requirements for the safety of boaters and other users, McCrea said that limit is 85 feet below the surface, buoys and markings on navigational charts would be required for reefs that don’t meet that requirement.

McCrea said most of the CDFW’s reefs are not close enough to the surface to cause any problems for boaters. CDFW requirements prevent artificial reefs in navigational channels.

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Remaining Questions Each platform will be addressed individually and require a project proposal, company approval, environmental studies and a slew of agency approvals. Should a platform be approved for a reef, questions remain as to whether the area would be open to fishing or designated as a Marine Protected Area.

Brown said a third option is recycling the station for something else such as a wind farm or research facility.

“This issue has brewed for 20 years and for some people probably longer,” Brown said. “At some point it needs to be determined what we are going to do.”

Questions also remain over whether placement of artificial reefs for sportfishing will ever be picked up again.

“Right now it’s virtually impossible to get permitting to put an artificial reef,” McCrea said.

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Redevelopment on Long Beach waterfront leads to parking concerns The city of Long Beach has been working with experts and Alamitos Bay Marina stakeholders, including boaters, to analyze and develop a parking and circulation plan to address concerns as the waterfront finds new growth.

BY LINDSEY GLASGOW LONG BEACH — Redevelopment in Long Beach’s Alamitos Bay – like many Southern California waterfronts – has brought changes and, in turn, growth and more visitors. As the waterfront reshapes, the city of Long Beach has been working to balance parking in the area with growth.

Over the past couple of years, the Long Beach Economic Development Department has been gathering input and working with a consulting group to study parking in order to develop an Alamitos Bay Marina Parking & Circulation Plan. A draft of recommendations is expected in March; although any changes are likely years away as funding and Coastal Commission approval would be needed.

“The area right across form Alamitos Bay has already gone through and is going through a significant revitalization,” said Sergio Ramirez, Deputy Director of Economic & Property Development.

Two of the latest develop-

ments include San Pedro Fish Market, which opened at 6550 E. Marina Drive in February, and 2nd & PCH, a 215,000-square-foot retail center in front of Alamitos Bay. The 2nd & PCH project opened in October 2019. Boaters raised concerns 2nd & PCH would affect parking in the Basin 3 lot. The Economic Development Department held a series of meetings with Alamitos Bay Marina boat slip holders to address parking concerns with 2nd & PCH. The department has also held a series of meetings to get input from boaters on the parking and circulation plan.

“I think they really have come out and it’s made it really clear that this area is important to them and it’s special to them and the city really understands and we really have taken it to heart as we’ve been exploring all the different ideas,” Ramirez said.

Boaters who have slips and use the marina have concerns about how their parking and guest parking would be changed with the new parking and circulation plan.

“Since we’re already paying slip fees, our parking is included, we don’t want to lose any parking allocated to us,” said Long Beach Marina Boat Owners Association President Tom Mayes.

Currently, the first two rows are allocated to boaters with permits and the rest is free public marina parking.

The parking lots are owned by the city.

One specific concern for boaters is the possibility of the city adding metered parking to the lots and what the money collected from the meters would be allocated to.

“The boaters’ position is if we’re

Possible Water Board hearing on desalination plant is nearing Public comment period ended in January; California’s leading water agency is expected to vote on Poseidon’s permits in April.

BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT HUNTINGTON BEACH—Those supporting Poseidon Water’s plans to build a saltwater-to-freshwater conversion factory on the Huntington Beach coast certainly hoped the desalination project would be moving forward in earnest by now. A December 2019 vote on the desalination plant was put off, however, and Poseidon would have to wait a few more months before know-

ing whether it would be allowed to go forward with its ambitious $1 billion project.

Members of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board are expected to make a decision on Poseidon’s project in April. Will the board finally approve the permits Poseidon has been seeking for several years?

The water board plans to vote on Poseidon’s Huntington Beach desalination proposal on April 3. Board members will be meeting on March 17, as well, though it is unclear whether Poseidon’s desalination proposal would be discussed that day. The March 17 board meeting agenda has not yet been released to the public.

Is there a chance the board postpones its final vote on the Huntington Beach desalination plant again? The board appeared to be poised to issue its final decision on Dec. 6, 2019, but

Alamitos Bay Marina boaters are concerned how redevelopment in the area will affect parking in the marina lots.

paying for the lot we should get the proceeds from any parking funds,” Mayes said.

Ramirez confirmed metered parking is an option being studied but said at this point they do not know what the collected funds would be used for.

“I think that’s the one thing we’ve identified as an opportunity,” Ramirez said.

He noted redoing the asphalt and striping in the lots would likely be the first priority before adding meters.

Mayes said another concern for boaters has been traffic flow and accessibility to the basin parking lots.

“It’s becoming more of a pedestrian experience and so what I think is nat-

the desalination agenda item turned out to be a public workshop. A large group of people attended the December 2019 workshop and expressed their opposition or support of the Poseidon project.

Opponents argued the Huntington Beach desalination plant would be too expensive, burdensome on water ratepayers and inconsistent with local environmental policies. Some have also argued the desalination plant would harm local marine life.

Supporters, however, say building a desalination plant is necessary, as Southern California consistently faces droughts. Water insecurity, in light of the state’s cyclical droughts, would only be heightened as Southern California’s population is expected to steadily increase during the next few decades.

The public was allowed to continue submitting comments to the Water Boards through Jan. 21 of this year.

The Log obtained a 14-page letter submitted to the board on behalf of dozens of organizations, in opposition to

urally happening is people are slowing down,” Ramirez said.

Adding pedestrian walkways and bike lanes are other changes being looked into. Ramirez said ultimately they hope to come up with recommendations which will benefit every stakeholder group in some way. Ramirez said they have identified 40 different stakeholder groups including boaters, cyclists, anglers, business owners, residents and visitors.

“I think what we ultimately want to try to do is how can we raise the experience for everybody,” Ramirez said.

Mayes said boaters are waiting to see what the city’s recommendations are and if they took their input into consideration. Once the draft of recommendations is ready, it will be presented to the Marine Advisory Commission for input then taken to the California Coastal Commission for approval.

For now and the foreseeable future, the recommendations would remain conceptual; Ramirez said they currently do not have funding allocated for the parking and circulation plan.

the Poseidon desalination plant. Some of the organizations who signed on to the letter included California Coastkeeper Alliance, Orange County Coastkeeper, Natural Resources Defense Council, Surfrider Foundation, Heal The Bay, Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Sierra Club and Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust.

The opposition letter stated the draft desalination plant permit in front of the Water Boards does not minimize marine life mortality and fails to meet the requirements of California’s Ocean Plan Amendment.

Orange County also does not have an “identified need” for an ocean desalination plant, the letter continued.

“In both normal years and single dry years, [Municipal Water District of Orange County’s] available water supply ‘is 100 percent reliable for normal year demands from 2020 through 2040.’ Even in a multi-year drought, ‘MWDOC is capable of meeting all customers’ demands with sigSee POSEIDON page 20

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BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT LONG BEACH — The design phase of a new boat launching facility in Long Beach just received an infusion of funding from the state of California, as the city of Long Beach accepted a $300,000 grant from the Division of Boating and Waterways, Jan. 21. The grant funds will pay for the design phase of the Davies Boat Launching Facility project.

Long Beach has been planning to renovate Davies Boat Launching Facility, which is located near Alamitos Bay Marina, for a few years. City officials applied for grant funds in 2016; Long Beach was awarded $300,000 from DBW’s Harbors and Waterways Revolving Fund in October 2018. The grant funding was for the period of Feb. 1, 2019 to Feb. 1, 2021.

Renovating the entirety of Davis Boat Launching Facility is expected to cost $4.16 million, according to the latest estimates out of Long Beach City Hall.

“The grant stipulates that monies will be used specifically for design phase costs related to engineering, permitting and inspection. Upon grant award, the city began working with Tetra Tech, Inc., on plan development, permit application and design within the scope of the aforementioned grant stipulations,” city staff said. “The city will apply to for additional DBW grant funding for the project’s construction phase subsequent to design.”

City staff, in a report to council members, stated the improvement project is estimated to cost $4.16 million, but later said the “total project

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“City staff will request additional grant funding for construction after the design plans have been completed and return to the City Council to request an appropriation increase for construction cost when funding has been secured,” city staff said in its report to council members.

A flyer issued by City Hall stated the project budget for the design phase was $400,000. Planning of the project was scheduled to be complete by January, with the design phase to be finished by April 2020. The timeline for bidding, contract awards and construction has not yet been determined.

“The Davies Harbor Launch Ramp Facility Renovation project consists of renovating the existing boat launch, restroom facility, boat wash station, parking lot and dock,” city staff said on the flyer, which was posted online in September 2019.

Community benefits, according to the flyer, would be improved and extended useful life of the boat launch ramp.

Davies Harbor Launch Facility is located at 6204 Marina Drive in Long Beach, near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and 2nd Street. It is one of five boat launch ramps in the city of Long Beach. The ramp is open 24 hours; overnight parking is permitted. There are multiple boat launch lanes, public restrooms, short-term dock space for passenger boarding and disembarking, pump-out stations and coin-operated wash down stations.

Boaters pay $12 per day to use any of the four boat launch ramps in Long Beach, including Davies.

The other boat launch ramps are South Shore (500 Queensway Drive), Marine Stadium (5255 Paoli Way), Claremont (5300 East Ocean Boulevard) and Granada (One South Granada Avenue).

The city contact for all boat launch ramps is Stephanie Hardy; she can be reached at 562-570-8636 or stephanie. hardy@longbeach.gov.

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Catalina Connection

BY LINDSEY GLASGOW AVALON — An upcoming exhibit at the Catalina Island Museum will feature an ancient Japanese art used to record fish catches.

The exhibit, titled Scoot and Water: Gyotaku Records of Catalina, opens at the Artists’ Plaza Gallery in the Ada Blanche Wrigley Schreiner Building March 28. The exhibit will be up through Nov. 1. It will feature 17 qyotaku prints created from local fish by artist Dwight Hwang.

“Many of the pieces for the Catalina Island Museum exhibition were created specifically for the show,” Hwang said in an email. “Especially the ones where we added strands of giant kelp for the fish to swim amongst. We’ve produced a great deal of work of fish from all over the world, but this is the first time we’ve been tasked to create a show from our own local waters.”

Qyotaku was conceived in mid-19th century Japan as a way for anglers to record impressive fishing catches.

The original method involves using a brush to swab calligraphy ink made of pine soot and water, called sumi, directly onto the surface of the fish.

The fish was then pressed onto a sheet of Japanese paper made from mulberry bark, called washi, to create a fossil-like record. The Catalina Island Museum said Hwang is one of the last practicing artists of the traditional Japanese method.

Hwang said while he is an avid angler, the fish depicted in his work were provided by other anglers, commercial captains, fishmongers and marine biologists.

Hwang said most, if not all of the originals will be available for purchase and reproduction prints will be for sale in the museum gift shop.

Hwang is slated to have an exhibition at the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration center in La

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A plan to restore the marine environment and improve the “abundance and biodiversity of marine populations” is certainly a noble pursuit, as acknowledged by the Recreational Boaters of California (RBOC). But such a pursuit and plan comes with costs.

One of those costs, according to RBOC: recreational boating.

“RBOC is concerned that elements in this project, which include additional rock habitat structure that would support kelp, eelgrass and other sensitive species or habitat types, would have a significant, negative impact on boating,” an official RBOC statement on the East San Pedro Bay Ecosystem Project said. “Specifically and as clearly shown in the study materials, the project would place kelp beds in areas that are very popular for boaters throughout the region.

“These routes provide for safe navigation and have been extensively utilized for several decades. This will only increase in the future as key boating events are planned in this area that will provide both recreational opportunities and economic benefits for the region,” the RBOC statement continued.

Representatives from RBOC stated they submitted comments to the Los Angeles District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hoping to be included as a stakeholder throughout the remaining process. RBOC representatives also hope portions of the East San Pedro Ecosystem Project are tweaked, as to eliminate any negative effects on recreational boating.

The ecosystem restoration project could, in one alternative, add 121some acres of kelp habitat, including 60-some acres in open water, between Long Beach Breakwater and the Alamitos Bay coastline.

“This location allows kelp to take advantage of beneficial and nutrient rich cold water currents that giant kelp need to thrive,” the draft proposal stated.

Authors of the draft proposal included a visual exhibit showing a recreational boating passageway, allowing for possible navigation around the kelp habitats. The authors did acknowledge the pathway is “subject to change.”

Another proposed alternative would add five near-shore rocky reef shoals, totaling 15 acres, in shallow waters (less than 15 feet MLLW).

Installing near-shore rocky reefs would, according to the recent draft proposal, allow aquatic habitats and underwater ecosystems to “take advantage of shallower depths, availability of light, and greater movement

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of water and nutrients.

“The purpose of these reefs, aside from directly providing intertidal zone rocky reef habitat benefits, is to reduce the velocity of the surrounding fluid in order to provide suitable eelgrass habitat conditions,” a portion of the draft ecosystem proposal stated.

A third alternative: 25 acres of eelgrass habitat, spread out over five nearshore locations. The eelgrass habitats would co-exist with the rocky reefs and connect to existing eelgrass beds west of Belmont Pier.

“The presence of the 16 acres of near-shore rocky shoals would provide the calm, shallow conditions eelgrass requires by stabilizing the bathymetry of the near-shore environment. Beach compatible sediment would also be placed leeward of the rocky shoal to optimize ideal conditions and depth for eelgrass growth,” the draft ecosystem plan stated.

Oyster beds, sandy islands and coastal wetlands were also mentioned as possible infrastructure additions or alterations within the draft ecosystem plan.

“The key features of the [Tentatively Selected Plan] are 200.7 acres of restoration of kelp beds, rocky reef and eelgrass habitat within [East San Pedro Bay]. These restored habitats will bolster the bay’s ability to support marine biodiversity populations beyond its current productivity,” the draft ecosystem plan stated. “This is accomplished through identifying the optimal placement locations and restoration designs based on engineering and scientific studies. Restored habitat will provide increased nursery, protective shelter, foraging and food production functions.

“Placement of rocky reef and kelp beds provide ‘stepping stones’ between existing and restored habitat patches, boosting the life cycle capabilities of these habitats,” the draft ecosystem plan continued.

The initial cost of the ecosystem plan would be almost $141 million; the budget would cover adaptive management, construction management, monitoring and real estate. City staff and Army Corps officials spent 14 years developing solutions for the ecosystem restoration.

Would the ecosystem restoration – be it placement of kelp in open water, new eelgrass beds or expansion of rocky reefs – as currently proposed harm boaters? Reach out to the city of Long Beach, Army Corps or RBOC to share your opinion.

View the draft ecosystem proposal at bit.ly/2uKot5K for details about what Long Beach and Army Corps officials are planning to do in East San Pedro Bay.

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King Tides are the highest high tides of the year and the California Coastal Commission has been using them to paint a picture of what the coast could look like during major storms or if the worst of sea level rise projections become reality.

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8:45am; the boats were all turning as the tide began to let out. We noticed this boat stuck under a dock ramp still near high tide. The motor had been caught under the ramp, causing the back of the boat

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BY LINDSEY GLASGOW

DANA POINT —The latest round of King Tides hit California Feb. 8 and 9, bringing some of the highest high tides of the year. Impacts vary up and down the coast. In Dana Point, where the Ocean Institute hosted a Capture the King Tides Nature Walk on Feb. 8, water level in the harbor inched towards spilling over and many beach faces were reduced.

The California Coastal Commission started the California King Tide Project in 2010, collecting photographs from volunteer citizen scientists of the natural event to see how the ultra high tides impact homes, roads, harbors, beaches, wetlands, seawalls, and public access to the coast.

“The goal of the California King Tides Project is to engage the public in helping government officials and climate change researchers validate sea level rise models and better assess local flood vulnerabilities to plan for future sea level rise,” Annie Kohut Frankel, Coastal Commission Public Education Program Education Coordinator, said in an email.

According to the 2018 California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) SLR guidance, there is about a 50 percent chance sea level rise will meet or exceed 1 foot in 2070 or 2080 in Santa Barbara and a 50 percent chance sea

level rise will meet or exceed 1 foot in La Jolla in 2060.

A King Tide is a non-scientific term used to describe exceptionally high tides. King Tides are about a foot or two higher than an area’s average high tide and typically occur during a new or full moon.

During King Tide events, volunteers interested in participating as citizen scientists photograph the coast during the highest point of the tide and upload the images to the California King Tides Project website.

“These citizen science photos help us create a record of changes to our coast that can be used by scientists, policy makers, educators, students, and the general public,” Frankel said.

The project is not just local to California, it is global. The first of King Tide Project involving the public began in 2009 in Australia. The idea has since spread to more than a dozen coastal states in the U.S., British Columbia, New Zealand and beyond.

Some cities and organizations, including Ocean Institute in Dana Point and the city of Oceanside, host organized events.

“This season there were also more than 50 local events that people could join, which is a growing element of the project,” Frankel said.

Ocean Institute held events

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The King Tides Projects allows Southern California viewers to see what the Northern California coast looks like during these high tide events.

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8:00am; The waves were so high they were going over the rocks and hitting the cars in parking lot near the pier.

The high tide is rushing up the creek and into a catch basin between MacArthur Blvd. and Campus Dr.

8:17 a.m.; Seacoast Drive

during the most recent King Tides on Feb. 8 and 9 and Jan. 10 and 11. On Feb. 8, Kelsey Reimer, Ocean Institute Compliance Liaison, and two interns led a group of citizen scientists to Dana Point State Marine Conservation Area to see and document how tides impact the local coastline.

“Just over the years in general I think more and more people are starting to contribute to citizen science,” Reimer said. “I think part of that is people wanting to understand the things that they are told.”

Outside of occasional flooding from storm runoff, flooding is not usually a major problem for Dana Point, but there are some areas in Southern California where flooding is more common.

“You have Newport that experiences extreme flooding at times, Malibu that had its complete beach face wiped out at one point,” Reimer said.

A potentially higher water level is something many cities are taking into account when planning future coastal or harbor developments as well as policies.

“They’ll use these photos - government agencies and scientists - to say here are the flood factors and how they’re increasing over time or changing over time and how we need to combat that,” Reimer said.

As part of the Budget Act of 2016 for the state of California, $3 million was approved for the Coastal Commission to fund updates to local governments’ Local Coastal Program, with

special emphasis on addressing the effects of climate change and sea level rise. Many Southern California cities were awarded funds through this to complete a Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment. The assessments evaluated and modeled sea level rise scenarios in conjunction with other coastal flooding factors, including storm waves.

Many cities are now using the results from those assessments to develop adaptation plans and policies.

Some of the photos collected through the California King Tides Project have been used in reports about coastal vulnerability to sea level rise, such as these.

The photos taken from this year’s King Tides, so far Jan. 10 and 11 and Feb. 8 and 9, will be uploaded onto an interactive map, a new feature of the project piloted last year.

“Last year we had 800 photo submissions and we have already surpassed that number this year,” Frankel said.

Photos collected from previous years, 2010-2018, are in an online album on Flickr. A link to the photo map and Flickr album can be found at coastal.ca.gov/ kingtides/.

“That’s something I love about the King Tide Project,” Reimer said. “You can go on the website and see photos from all over California and see photos from Northern California and see how it’s changed.”

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39th annual Avalon From Shore to Sea Harbor Underwater Lecture Series Cleanup Ventura Avalon

Feb. 22, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.  Volunteers and divers are invited to join USC’s Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber and Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies - Catalina Conservation Divers in cleaning up the water around Avalon Harbor on Feb. 22. Last year, 535 participants recovered 2,740 pounds of trash! More information can be found at dornsife.usc.edu/ wrigley/wies-ccd-cleanup/.

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Fred Hall Show Long Beach

March 4-8  This outdoor recreation show is the world’s largest sportfishing show, featuring the nation’s leading equipment manufacturers. Fishing tackle, boats, marine accessories, diving, shooting and hunting products and camping gear combine with hundreds of resorts, landings, lodges and outfitters. Show hours are 1-9 p.m. March 4-6, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

March 7 and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. March

March 5, 7 p.m.  The Channel Islands National Park Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center is hosting a lecture on the Channel Islands National Park Anniversary as part of their “Shore to Sea” series, which focuses on research on the Channel Islands and surrounding waters. The lecture will feature Park Superintendent Ethan McKinley. The program is free and open to the public and can also be streamed live online at nps.gov/chis/planyourvisit/ live-programs.htm.

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49th Dana Point Festival of Whales Dana Point Harbor

March 7-8 and 14-15  The Festival of Whales celebrates the return of the migratory gray whale to local coastal waters.

Festival highlights include an opening day parade, street fair, art and craft shows and sales, classic car exhibits, paddling and sailing opportunities, boating extravaganza, sand sculpting, concerts on land and water, environmental activities, educational opportuni-

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ties, activities, food, and of course, whale watching excursions on a variety of vessels or whale watching from Dana Point Headlands Conservation Park. For a schedule of events visit festivalofwhales. com/dana-point-festival-ofwhales-event-listing/.

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46th annual Festival of the Kite Redondo Beach

March 8, noon-5 p.m.  The Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach and the Redondo Pier Association invite the community to join them for this free event along Fisherman’s Wharf. Bring your own kite or purchase one from one of the boardwalk shops. Prizes will be awarded for the best handmade kite, best ground display, highest-flying kite, and the youngest and youngest at heart kite flyers. The event also features live music, Craig’s Hot Dog on a Stick Eating Contest, local dance and martial arts demos and more.

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March 22, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.  The Channel Islands Maritime Museum will host a free family-friendly whale-themed festival March 22 in conjunction with the

Ventura

23rd annual Celebration of the Whales event at Channel Islands Harbor. The festival will feature hands-on educational booths, including a live touch tank, craft activities, a bounce house, art vendors, contests with prizes, live entertainment, food trucks, chalk art and more. Admission inside the Maritime Museum will also be free for the day.

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March 1-31  Stop by Ventura Harbor Village during the month of March and experience all things mermaid. All kinds of mermaid merchandise will be available at Harbor Village boutiques from fashion, décor and artwork to pottery and gifts. Waterfront restaurants will be serving seaside themed cocktails. Events will be held throughout the month, including mermaid crafts, meet and greets and a People’s Parade.

More details on those events will be available at venturaharborvillage.com/event/march-is-mermaid-month-3/.

March 26-29  The 44-year-old Fred Hall Show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds is the largest outdoor recreation show in the nation’s fifth largest county.

The show features nearly 500 booths and hundreds of boats.

Over 200 outdoor recreation seminars will take place over the fourday event. Hours are noon-8 p.m.

March 26 and 27, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.

March 28 and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 29. Visit fredhall.com/san-diego/ for more information.

Yachtsman Luncheons at Newport Harbor Yacht Club Newport Beach

Every Wednesday  Newport Harbor Yacht Club invites the public to enjoy a delicious buffet lunch followed by a nautical presentation. Every Wednesday, join in at the Yachtsman Luncheon for a traditional event that has been held for 66 years. Learn a little bit about sailing and yachting culture and topics as an added benefit! Cost: $17. Time: noon. Newport Harbor Yacht Club is located at 720 West

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The Dana Point Festival of Whales takes place March 7, 8, 14 and 15 and features whale watching tours; educational attractions; live music; art and craft shows and sales; classic car exhibits; stand-up paddling and sailing opportunities; sand sculpting and chowder cook-off competitions; concerts; kids’ fun zones with carnival style games and inflatables; and more.

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DANA POINT—It’s peak season in Dana Point for spotting gray whales, which migrate from Alaska to Mexico between December and March. Dana Point celebrates the majestic creatures with an annual Festival of Whales, which takes place over the course of two weekends in March this year.

Dozens of events will be held Mar. 7, 8, 14 and 15 for the 49th iteration of the event, including several boating-themed festivities. The event will, of course, feature whale watching, both from land or sea. Several different whale watching boat trips will be offered throughout each day of the festival. Festival goers can also walk to the cliffs at Dana Point Headlands near the harbor for a good land-based whale watching location.

Scientists believe the 40-ton ocean mammals pass close to the shores of Dana Point each year using the majestic cliffs of the Headlands as a navigational landmark.

On March 7 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., the Southern California Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society will display a variety of vessels including antique and classic boats in the East Marina Parking Lot between Dana Wharf and Harpoon Henry’s on Golden Lantern.

On March 14, Westwind Sailing will host the Cardboard Classic & Dinghy Dash. The public is invited to build a dinghy out of supplied corrugated cardboard and duct tape and compete in age division races at Baby Beach. All materials are supplied; registration costs $40 per team. The event runs from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. and is free and open to spectators.

Other boating events include sailing rides and lessons in Capri 14s with Westwind Sailing and OC Sailing and Event Center on March 7, 8 and 15 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Other festival activities include stand-up paddling clinics; kids free fishing clinic and fishing trip with Dana Wharf Sportfishing; opening day parade; street fair; art and craft shows and sales; classic car exhibits; sand sculpting; chowder cook-off competitions; concerts on land and water; environmental activities and educational opportunities such as Ocean Institute programming and Historical Society walking tours; kids’ fun zones; and food and drinks.

For a full schedule of events visit festivalofwhales. com.

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Artists performing for the second year of the festival include Steve Miller Band, Counting Crows, Ziggy Marley, UB40 feat. Ali Campbell and Astro, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, Fitz and the Tantrums, Live and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.

BEACHLIFE FESTIVAL ON REDONDO BEACH WATERFRONT RETURNING FOR SECOND YEAR The music festival returns for a second year in May, despite a lawsuit from CenterCal (the development company pushed out of redeveloping the area).

BY LINDSEY GLASGOW REDONDO BEACH — BeachLife Festival has announced a line up for the second rendition of the event on the Redondo Beach waterfront.

The three-day music festival is being held May 1-3 and performers announced recently include Steve Miller Band, Counting Crows, and Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley’s Bob Marley Celebration.

This year’s BeachLife will also include a “Yacht Rock Brunch” starring Ambrosia and Friends with special guests Stephen Bishop, John Ford Coley, and Elliot Lurie.

Founded by local entrepreneur Allen Sanford and business partner Rob Lissner, BeachLife debuted in May

2019 with 40 musical acts over three days. According to a report from Los Angeles-based consulting firm Beacon Economics, the three-day festival drew a total of 27,500 attendees.

“I bought my three day tickets as soon as they went on sale,” Harbor Commissioner Jim Light said in an email. “Really loved it last year.”

The festival will again take place on an 8.6-acre plot of seaside land encompassing Seaside Lagoon and surrounding areas. After last year’s festival, organizers solicited feedback from the community on improvements to make in 2020. The Harbor Commission at their Jan. 13 meeting got a brief about some of those improvements, among them fixing a queuing problem that manifested along Harbor Drive.

“It sounds like they are not doing anything water side other than accommodating moorings for some attendees,” Light said in his email. “Last year there was some concern about boaters being able to use the harbor, but that really turned out to be a non issue.”

According to the Beacon Economics report, the festival resulted in an economic output of $6.6 million in the South Bay – including everything from

food expenditures to hotel stays – with nearly $5.6 million coming from the city of Redondo Beach.

“My discussions with harbor users have been very positive as well,” Light said. “The first one was beachy, family-oriented, and laid back which reflects Redondo well and probably why the community is embracing this second year.”

The city is being sued over the festival by Redondo Beach Waterfront LLC, a subsidiary of CenterCal Development and Westport Capital, the company slated to redevelop the waterfront before voters halted the plan in 2017.

The lawsuit over the festival was filed last year. The city granted the license for the festival and the suit argues the city’s agreement with BeachLife promoters Sanford Ventures violates the Agreement for Lease of Property and Infrastructure Financing, which was approved in early 2017.

More information including tickets and the full line up can be found at beachlifefestival.com/.

Organizers of the event did not respond to The Log’s request for comment by the time this paper went to press.

nificant reserves held by Metropolitan and conservation in multiple dry years from 2020 through 2040 with a demand increase of 6.0 percent from normal condition with significant reserves held by Metropolitan and conservation,’” the multi-organization opposition letter stated.

“In a recent presentation to the MWDOC Board of Directors, MWDOC staff calculated only a 30 percent likelihood that available supplies may not meet demand in 2040,” the letter continued.

Poseidon Water, in January, submitted its own letter to the Water Boards, responding to various questions posed about the project.

One asked question: “Why didn’t Poseidon Water consider or propose a volume of product water less than the proposed 50 [million gallons per day]?”

“Reducing the facility size would not produce a sufficient amount of desalinated water to satisfy regional water supply planning goals and would result in a cost of water that would not be acceptable to Orange County water purveyors,” Poseidon Water staff said in reply.

Poseidon Water was also asked about what cost consumers would face should the 50-million-gallon-per-day desalination plant come online.

“The [Huntington Beach desalination plant] would be a large single source of water for the Orange County region. However, the facility’s 50 [million gallons per day] capacity only represents approximately 15 percent of the water supply within the [Orange County Water District] service territory and a smaller percentage countywide,” Poseidon Water staff said. “No retail water agency or consumer will be replacing 100 percent of their current water supply with desalinated water from Huntington Beach.

“The estimated household consumer cost of desalinated water under the Water Purchase Agreement term sheet contemplated by Poseidon and [Orange County Water District] is $2.70 per month, per household with a high range of $3-6,” Poseidon Water staff continued.

A few other questions were posed and addressed. Whether Poseidon Water’s responses to the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board’s questions are satisfactory – or if the opponents’ concerns are strong enough to slow down the desalination plant proposal – will be determined in the next few weeks.

The proposed desalination plant, if approved, would be built at the old AES Huntington Beach Generating Station at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Newland Street. Poseidon Water’s proposed plant would cost $1 billion to build and produce 50 million gallons of freshwater per day, on a 12-acre site.

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protect marine biodiversity for generations to come.

“Where can we say, here is a great shining example,” Dr. Lance Morgan, president of Marine Conservation Institute, said.

The Channel Islands MPA network was designed to protect and restore habitats and ecosystems, provide reference areas for research and educational opportunities and protect the nation’s marine natural heritage for future generations.

Morgan said the northern Channel Islands MPAs have not only delivered on those goals, but have also provided a great model of collaboration between state and federal agencies.

“Together they’ve done a great job,” Morgan said.

The Marine Conservation Institute created the Blue Park initiative with the goal of protecting 30 percent of the ocean by 2030.

Morgan said the Blue Park Award was partly created to incentivize MPAs to be more than “paper parks,” – protected areas that show up on a map but have little or no management or conservation efforts.

“They look good on a map but there’s not effective management,” Morgan said of paper parks.

Since 2016 when the award was created, 16 parks have been awarded the Blue Park Award – just two in the U.S., one being the network in the northern Channel Islands. Nominees for the award go through a rigorous evaluation using science-based criteria including biodiversity value, implementation, regulation, manage-

This kelp forest near Santa Cruz Island is part of the Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas and is home to many species including sheephead.

Northern Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas honored for conservation efforts The three main organizations responsible for establishing, managing and protecting the area were recognized for their efforts at a ceremony Jan. 24 in Santa Barbara.

BY LINDSEY GLASGOW SANTA BARBARA — The State of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, and the National Park Service were recognized for their collaborative efforts in establishing, managing and protecting the northern Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

The Marine Conservation Institute awarded the northern Channel Islands MPAs a Blue Park Award at a ceremony at the Santa Barbara Zoo on Jan 24.

The Blue Park Award recognizes MPAs that meet the highest science-based standards for marine life protection and management, meaning they are well designed, effectively managed, and deliver on their commitment to

ment and compliance and ecosystem representation. The process also includes a review by an independent scientific panel.

“We take pride in our nearly four decades of scientific efforts which contributed greatly to the forming of the Channel Islands MPAs and our partnerships in education, resource monitoring, and resource protection to protect these important areas well into the future,” said Ethan McKinley, Superintendent of Channel Islands National Park, in a released statement.

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Superintendent Chris Mobley said data collected has shown the abundance, size and diversity of fishes, especially ones hit hard by harvest, have increased in the northern Channel Islands MPAs. He said the main reason they have been so successful is the collaboration not just between the three honored organizations, but a slew of other partners, as well as anglers.

“The number one reason it deserves being recognized is fishermen do know the rules and follow them and respect them,” Mobley said.

The network of MPAs was implemented in the northern Channel Islands in 2003. The network covers 318 square nautical miles and is made up of 11 marine reserves where all take and harvest is prohibited and two marine conservation areas, which allow a limited take of lobster and pelagic fish, such as tuna and salmon.

The Channel Islands MPAs are part 124 across the state.

[Editor’s Note: The following is a guest editorial provided by California’s Division of Boating and Waterways.]

SACRAMENTO — By now you’ve probably heard about the California Boater Card if you operate a motorized vessel on California’s waterways. Whether you enjoy boating on California’s iconic coastline or an equally majestic inland waterway, as of Jan. 1, 2020, all persons 35 years of age or younger are now required to carry a California Boater Card when operating a motorized vessel.

The program is being phased in by age to give boaters ample time to obtain their card. By 2025, all operators of motorized vessels on California waters will be required to obtain a California Boater Card. The California Boater Card is verification that its holder has successfully taken and passed an approved boating safety course.

Boating accident data from the U.S. Coast Guard verifies that states with

some form of boating safety education have fewer accidents and fatalities than states without any boater education requirements. California is one of the last states to implement mandatory boater education with only four states remaining that have no education requirement. The cost of the lifetime California Boater Card is $10. No profit is made from the card as the cost goes towards processing the card itself.

California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) maintains the list of approved safe boating courses which includes classroom, online and home study options.

Applying for the California Boater Card is an easy, two-step process: pass an approved boating safety course; and, apply for the card and provide proof of passing an approved course.

Boaters have an option to apply for the card before or after passing an approved course. Once DBW has received your application, proof of education and payment, you will receive a 90-day temporary boater card by email. You will then receive your official California Boater Card by mail within 60 days.

Violation of the new law is consid-

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DBW Editorial: California Boater Card – Don’t Leave Shore Without It

A California Boater Card is now required for all boaters who are 35 years of age or younger. All boat operators must possess a boater card by 2025. ered an infraction. Those stopped by law enforcement must present a valid California Boater Card or they will be cited. The initial conviction will be a fine of not more than $100, second conviction is a fine of not more than $250, and a third or subsequent conviction is a fine of not more than $500.

In addition to the fines imposed, the boater will be required to complete and pass an approved boating safety course and provide proof of completion to the court.

Gov. Edmund Brown, Jr. signed

into law Senate Bill 941 on Sept. 18, 2014, which prohibits the operation of motorized vessels on California waterways without a valid California Boater Card developed and issued by California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW).

To find out more about the approved courses, the phase-in schedule, or to apply for your California Boater Card, please visit www.CaliforniaBoaterCard.com. A toll-free telephone support line is also available at 844-421-8333.

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Fred Hall Shows returns to Long Beach Convention Center for its 74th year. The popular fishing, hunting, boating and outdoors show, which kicks off on March 4 and continues to March 8, will feature the largest marine accessory display in California, hundreds of fishing tackle booths, acres of boats, casting ponds, kayak demonstrations and more than 400 demonstrations.

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Fishing, boating and hunting enthusiasts will fill the Long Beach Convention Center, March 4-8; Del Mar show will wrap up 2020 run, March 26-29.

BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT

LONG BEACH — The Long Beach Arena and neighboring Convention Center will become a paradise for fishing, boating, camping and hunting enthusiasts, March 4-8, as the Fred Hall Shows returns for 2020 with its flagship event in Southeast Los Angeles County. The show returns for its 74th year.

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nglers, boaters, campers and hunters alike will be filling the floors of the arena and convention center in search of the latest offerings on fishing tackle, boats and other gear, products and services.

Also on tap at the Long Beach show will be the largest marine accessory display in all of California, hundreds of fishing tackle booths, acres of boats, casting ponds, kayak demonstrations, and more than 400 seminars.

Penn presents a pre-show seminar at 11 a.m. on March 5. The seminar, called The Captain’s Summit, will feature six captains talking about the latest local fish species, rod and reel selections, hook styles and sizes, knots, fishing seasons and more. The seminar is two hours long and is open to the first 150 people who buy a ticket. An adult ticket is $35; children tickets are $10, each.

Angler Steve Carson will moderate the session; sitting on the panel are Captains Art Taylor, Bob Hoose, Mike Lackey, Ray Lopez, Andrew Voila and Rene Monteagudo.

Surf Fishing from California to Cabo is another pre-show seminar, and will be presented by the Coastal Conservation Association (California). Bill Varney, Corey Sanden and Wesley Brough will talk about bait, equipment, rigging and surf fishing techniques. Raffle prizes will be available during the seminar, which will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 6. Tickets are $35 for adults and $10 for children. Only 150 spots are available. Tickets must be bought online, as no sales will be made on-site.

Attendees will be able to take their pictures with a giant trout at the Mammoth Lakes booth.

Those attending the Long Beach show can also attend seminars, including one on surf fishing along the California and Baja coasts and another on Eastern Sierra Trout Fishing Techniques.

Sponsors of this year’s show include Progressive, 805 Beer, Costa, Hobie Fishing, Mammoth Lakes and Shakespeare.

The complete schedule of seminars and other information about the Long Beach show can be found online at fredhall.com/long-beach/.

Del Mar will host the final Fred Hall Show of 2020, with anglers, boaters and other outdoor enthusiasts expected to pack the local fairgrounds between March 26 and 29.

The Long Beach and Del Mar shows will feature fishing tackle manufacturer displays, fishing tackle booths, hunting & traveling booths, acres of boats, casting ponds, Hobie kayak demonstration rides, air gun ranges, archery ranges, and free dive and SCUBA diving equipment and instruction.

The Long Beach iteration of the Fred Hall Shows is the “granddaddy of them all,” celebrating its 74th year come March 4. Del Mar’s show, which will be held at Del Mar Fairgrounds just north of San Diego, is celebrating its 44th year.

Hundreds of free seminars, geared to anglers and outdoors enthusiasts of all experience levels, will be featured at both shows.

Show Hours Show hours are 1-9 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday. Regular admission is $20 for adults, $18 for seniors age 62 and up, $15 for Military with ID and free for children 15 and younger with a paid adult.

The Fred Hall Show, which is presented by Progressive Insurance, is the largest consumer fishing show in the world – showcasing more boats, more shooting sports gear and more travel and vacation opportunities than you are likely to see anywhere else.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at fredhall.com or in person at the door.

For details, visit fredhall.com.

The Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center is located at 300 E. Ocean Boulevard in Downtown Long Beach.

Fred Hall Show celebrates its 74th year in 2020; shows have previously been held at Chicago’s old convention center downtown, the Cow Palace in San Francisco, a parking lot at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles Convention Center, Pan Pacific Auditorium, Los Angeles’ Gilmore Stadium, Great Western Exhibit Center, San Diego’s Golden Hall and the fairgrounds in Del Mar.

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By Lindsey Glasgow and Parimal M. Rohit

Ventura dredging approved for inner harbor for navigational safety What Happened: The Ventura Port District Board of Port Commissioners at their Feb. 5 meeting entered into an agreement with the city of Ventura for plans to dredge the Ventura’s inner harbor. The dredging at the northern portion of Pierpont Basin and the Stub Channel will prevent future storm flows in the Arundell Barranca from creating shoal conditions that compromise navi-

gational safety.

Commissioners also voted to award a contract to Manson Construction Company for the project. The total contract cost is estimated to be about $250,000, according to a staff report.

The funds will come from the District’s Dredging Reserve.

Manson Construction Company has also been doing maintenance dredging of the harbor’s federal channel, for the Corps of Engineers, which began on Feb. 6.

— Lindsey Glasgow

A section of San Diego Bay, on the other side of this view of the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge, will be dredged for the first time since 1976.

Portion of Southern San Diego Bay to be dredged Army Corps of Engineers says federal channel near National City Marine Terminal hasn’t been dredged since 1976.

BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT SAN DIEGO — The Port of San Diego and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Los Angeles District) will be working together to conduct a dredging project. The federal channel dredge will be conducted in the southern portion of San Diego Bay and is expected to begin in mid-February.

The federal channel to be dredged, which is located three nautical miles southeast of the Coronado Bay Bridge and near National City Marine Terminal and Sweetwater Channel, will have a channel depth of -35 Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). It will be the first time this channel, which is near the Chula Vista/National City border, has been dredged since 1976.

There are three recreational boating marinas in the vicinity: Pier 32 Marina in National City and two marinas at Chula Vista Harbor.

Army Corps staff hopes the dredging project will be completed by March 31.

Long Beach-based Curtin Maritime Corp. was awarded the dredging contract; Curtin Maritime will be paid $2.9 million to perform the work, which, according to the Army Corps, “will be done with a clamshell dredge.”

What’s On Tap: It is anticipated 30,000 cubic yards of material will be removed from Ventura’s inner harbor. According to the agreement with Manson Construction Company, the dredged material will be transported via pipeline to a location south of Surfer’s Knoll beach. The dredging operation is expected to take two days and occur before March 15.

However, permit conditions require a minimum flow of 100 cubic feet per second in the Santa Clara River when dredged material from the inner harbor is deposited in the surf zone at the mouth of that river, a staff report stated.

That flow does not presently exist, and weather projections do not call for any major storms in the near future.

When Manson Construction com-

“The area that will be dredged is about 5,700 feet in length and nearly 96 acres, adjacent to the National City Marine Terminal and Sweetwater Channel, and is located about three nautical miles southeast of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge,” Army Corps staff stated. “About 240,000 cubic yards of sediment will be removed from the channel, with about 175,000 cubic yards being disposed of at the LA-5 Ocean Dredge Material Disposal Site, located six nautical miles southwest of the entrance of San Diego Bay. “The remaining 65,000 cubic yards of sand will be taken to the Coronado Nearshore Placement Site to nourish the adjacent Silver Strand State Beach. Placement of beach-quality material along the shoreline is a beneficial byproduct of the maintenance dredging project,” Army Corps staff continued.

Both Army Corps and port district staff will coordinate with the U.S. Navy “to ensure placement of sand doesn’t impede ongoing military operations,” corps staff stated.

San Diego Bay was fairly shallow until the late 19th century. Modifications of the bay, including dredging, began in the early 1900s and continued through 1950.

A separate dredging project will also be taking place in northern San Diego County, where federal officials awarded a contract to remove sand from the entrance of Oceanside Harbor. The sand will used to replenish portions of Oceanside’s beaches.

Contact Dena O’Dell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Public Affairs, at 213-452-3925 or Dena.M.O’Dell@usace.army.mil, or Brianne Page, Port of San Diego at 619686-6243 or bpage@portofsandiego.org for more information about the project.

pletes their work for the Corps of Engineers and if the river flow does not exist by that time, Manson’s equipment will depart, according to a staff report, which went on to say the project manager is attempting to secure some flexibility from permitting agencies.

— Lindsey Glasgow

Concessions hut approved for Loews Coronado Bay Resort What Happened: The California Coastal Commission, on Feb. 14, approved an after-the-fact amendment for Loews Coronado Bay Resort to operate a concession hut near the lifeguard tower at Silver Strand Beach’s Public Parking Lot 2. Commissioners See BLIPS page 25

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L.A. Supervisors approve landscape maintenance contract for Marina del Rey LandCare USA receives up to $3.445 million over five-and-a-half years to maintain public grounds throughout the county’s coastal enclave.

BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT MARINA DEL REY — A landscape services contract to maintain the public grounds throughout Marina del Rey was approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, Feb. 4.

The contract is for three years but can be extended for another 30 months, making the maximum length of the agreement 5.5 years. LandCare USA, the company who was awarded the contract, will receive $569,515 per year.

The contract could be worth $3,445,566 if all options and extensions are picked up, and is inclusive of a 10 percent annual fee for unforeseen services.

County staff said the new landscape maintenance services contract would allow the Department of Beaches and Harbors “to continue to maintain landscaping on the public grounds in Marina del Rey using the services of a private contractor.”

“Landscape maintenance services have been contracted out since 1984. LandCare is the current contractor for these services. The current contract with LandCare was approved by your Board on August 19, 2014 and will expire on February 29, 2020. After an evaluation of proposals in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for landscape maintenance services, the Department has determined that LandCare is the most responsible proposer.”

“Through quality landscape maintenance, the Department ensures visitors enjoyment of parks, bike paths and other public areas, while also

from BLIPS page 24

approved the amendment on February 14, as part of their February meetings in Long Beach.

Loews Coronado Bay Resort and the state beach originally placed the hut at Silver Strand Beach without a Coastal Development Permit during the summer of 2016.

An application for permit was filed in 2017, but the parties installed the hut that year before the Coastal Commission issued an approval. The Coastal Development Permit was eventually approved in July 2017. Coastal Commissioners allowed the hut to continue operating through September 2019.

Loews and California State Parks, the latter of which manages Silver Strand Beach, approached the Coastal

effectively setting a standard for the upkeep of landscape in Marina del Rey on privately-maintained and operated leaseholds,” county staff continued in its report to supervisors.

The county has contracted out its landscape maintenance services to a private contractor since 1984. LandCare USA is the incumbent service provider and has been under contract with the county since Aug. 19, 2014.

The county’s contract with LandCare USA was set to expire on Feb. 29.

County staff said the LandCare USA contract would not adversely affect its employee relations.

The county issued a request for proposals in August 2019. Six attended a proposer’s conference; four of the six attendees formally submitted a bid, but one of the bidders was disqualified for not meeting the minimum requirements stated in the request for proposals.

The Department of Beaches and Harbors budgeted $432,601 for landscape maintenance services in its 2019-2020 fiscal year budget – which is $136,914 short of the annual $569,515 cost awarded to LandCare USA. “The excess amount of $136,914 will be funded from the department’s Operating Budget within budgetary resources, as will any additional or unforeseen services within the scope of the contract,” county staff stated in their report to supervisors. “Ongoing appropriation of $136,914 will be requested in the department’s fiscal year 2020-21 Final Changes Budget at no additional net county cost.”

LandCare USA beat out the other two bidders, based upon its quality control plan, living wage compliance, experience, organizational resources and approach to contract requirements.

The contract, which goes into effect on March 1, will initially run for three years; the county can extend the agreement to 5.5 years with three extensions.

Commission to allow the hut to continue its seasonal operations for the next few years.

What’s On Tap: The concession stand will operate from March through September, annually, and would occupy a space where there are no parking stalls.

“The 49 sq. ft. concession hut provides beach chairs, umbrellas, towels, boogie boards, and limited food and beverage service to hotel guests and members of the public. During non-operating months, the hut is relocated to State Park’s off-site maintenance yard and all amenities must be removed from the state beach,” Coastal Commission staff stated in a report to commissioners.

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Sailing The 32nd running of this annual race will take place in San Diego Bay on March 28.

BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT SAN DIEGO — San Diego Bay will be filled with schooners small and large on March 28, as Silver Gate Yacht Club hosts the annual Schooner Regatta for the benefit of the NavyMarine Corps Relief Society.

This year’s event will mark the 32nd iteration of the Schooner Regatta. Sailing boats ranging in size from 30 feet to more than 100 feet will race in San Diego Bay. Also featured on the bay: a racecourse featuring a tiny a 10-foot schooner.

Competitors come to San Diego from all over the West Coast to race in the Schooner Regatta. Up for grabs is the America’s Schooner Cup. “The race also serves as the anchor of several associated events to raise money for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, a civilian organization that provides aid and services to both active duty and retired

sailors and marines and their families,” Schooner Cup organizers said in released statement. “As a ‘military town’, this includes many our citizens as well as friends and family.”

Racing begins at 11:30 a.m., with staggered starts for the three classes. Spectators can view the regatta from the Shelter Island shore. The primary viewing area will be at Silver Gate Yacht Club, which is at 2091 Shelter Island Drive.

“The course takes the schooners outside the channel out to buoy 1 and back into the Bay. A good view can also be had from Cabrillo National Monument,” Schooner Cup organizers said in a released statement.

Members of the public can also take part in the regatta by purchasing passage aboard any of the three schooners that also do charters.

Those charters are: Bill of Rights, America and Californian.

Californian won last year’s Schooner’s Regatta. Find out more about these three schooners at schoonerbillofrights.com (Bill of Rights), nextlevelsailing.com (America), and sdmaritime.org/visit/bublic-events/ schooner-cup-charity-regatta (Californian).

Additional information is avail-

Harbor Cup 2020 returns to San Pedro, March 6-8 Los Angeles Yacht Club and California State University Maritime Academy will host the college regatta, which pits 10 schools against each other in Catalina 37s.

BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT SAN PEDRO — One of the most recognized college sailing invitational events returns to San Pedro, as Los Angeles Yacht Club and California State University Maritime Academy will host Harbor Cup 2020 at the Port of Los Angeles. Ten schools will be competing against each other, using Catalina 37s.

Only invited schools are permitted to compete in Harbor Cup 2020;

the request to be invited had to be filed with Los Angeles YC and Cal Maritime

by Dec. 1, 2019.

The teams invited to compete in Harbor Cup 2020 are: College of Charleston; United States Merchant Marine Academy; Eckerd College; United States Coast Guard Academy; United States Naval Academy; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; University of Hawai’i, University California Santa Barbara; Cal Maritime; and, Pennsylvania State University.

College of Charleston was last year’s Harbor Cup winner, with Cal Maritime and Cork Institute of Technology finishing second and third. Also competing in last year’s Harbor Cup were UC Santa Barbara, U.S. Naval Academy, SUNY Maritime College, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, USC, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and UCLA (listed in order of finish, fourth to tenth place).

Each team must have eight crew-

Photo courtesy Silver Gate Yacht Club

Schooner Regatta will benefit Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society

Californian, pictured here, was last year’s Schooner Regatta champion. The regatta returns to San Diego on March 28 and benefits the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. able from Jerry Newton at 619-2221281 and online at www.AmericasSchoonerCup.com.

Donations benefiting Navy-Ma-

rine Corps Relief Society are both welcomed and encouraged. Feel free to drop off a donation at Silver Gate Yacht Club.

members, with at least two of them being women (consistent with international collegiate sailing rules).

“The event will be sailed in Catalina 37’s. Ten … boats will be provided,” according to the Notice of Race. “The following sails will be provided for each boat: Mainsail, Genoa, and Spinnaker. Boats will initially be allocated by draw, and then rotated at the end of each racing day thereafter. The Catalina 37s will only be provided to teams beginning after the skipper’s meeting on the first day of the regatta.”

Charters for the Catalina 37s, lodging and meals are provided for each team; there is no cost for teams to compete in Harbor Cup 2020.

A skipper’s meeting will be held at 10 a.m. at the Los Angeles YC dining room on March 6. Sailing instructions will be provided to each team at registration.

Teams will have time for a practice run between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on March 6. A warning signal for the first race will be given at 1:30 p.m.; dinner will occur after racing at 6:30 p.m.

The March 7 schedule is as follows:

team practice from 9-11 a.m.; warning signal for first race at 11:30 a.m.; and, dinner, with Gary Jobson as guest speaker, at 6:30 p.m.

Racing on March 8 also begins at 11:30 a.m.; there will be no starts after 2:30 p.m. on the race’s final day. A trophy presentation will take place after all racing is completed.

“The racing area will be outside Los Angeles Harbor, with the starting area approximately one nautical mile SW of the Los Angeles Harbor Entrance.

Courses will be windward-leeward as diagramed in the Sailing Instructions,” according to the Notice of Race. “Trophies for first through third place shall be awarded. The Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup Perpetual Trophy shall be awarded to the first place team.”

Questions about Harbor Cup 2020 should be directed to Los Angeles YC (harborcupchair@layc.org), Erin Sprague of Cal Maritime (esprague@ csum.edu) or Phillip Sanfield with the Port of Los Angeles (psanfield@portla.org).

Los Angeles YC is located at 285 Whaler’s Walk in San Pedro.

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SAN DIEGO — Three sailors from the San Francisco Bay Area were named as the top racers for 2019, during US Sailing’s annual awards ceremony on Feb. 7. Mike Martin and Adam Lowry of Mill Valley shared the 2019 Yachtsman of the Year award, while Daniela Moroz, from Lafayette, was named 2019 Yachtswoman of the Year.

The US Sailing awards ceremony was held aboard USS Midway in San Diego. US Sailing hosts the Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards ceremony annually and recognizes the best sailors for the previous 12 months.

Martin and Lowry were awarded for their International 505 championship. It is Martin’s first-ever Yachtsman of the Year win – he had been shortlisted for the award six times prior to his win on Feb. 7.

The duo also won the 505 North American Championship and 505 Canadian Championship in August 2019, as well as the Columbia Gorge One-Design Regatta – 505 in Portland, Oregon in July 2019.

It was the International 505 Championship in Fremantle, Australia, however, that put Martin and Lowry on a path to the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year nomination (and eventual win).

“They defeated the large fleet of 89 teams with a dominating performance. Martin and Lowry clinched the regatta before the final day of racing and did not race in the final two races of the championship and still won by 14-points over Mike Holt and Carl Smit,” US Sailing staff said in a statement about the

Bay Area sailors named 2019 Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year US Sailing recognizes Mike Martin, Adam Lowry and Daniela Moroz aboard USS Midway in San Diego.

BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT

Jeffrey Adam Memorial Regatta scholarship dinner to be held March 7 Dana Point Yacht Club will host scholarship dinner for free, two months ahead of May 9 regatta.

BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT DANA POINT—Dana Point Yacht Club is hosting the 9th annual Jeffrey Adam Memorial Regatta Scholarship

Dinner on March 7. The free dinner event will help raise money and fund scholarships in Jeffrey Adam’s name. Reservations are required for the dinner; online registration for the dinner is available at dphyf.org/ eventsJAMR.htm.

The dinner and regatta were named after Adam, who died at the young age of 22. He suffered from what Dana Point YC staff described as “a rare but virulent strain of bacterial meningitis.”

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Rolex Yachtsman of the Year winners. “The win for Martin marked his fourth 505 World Championship, and for Lowry it was his second.”

Moroz was named Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year shortly after her 19th birthday – and it’s the second time she’s won the award. She was named Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year in 2016, when she was just 16 years old. Moroz was also the first-ever kiteboarder and younger person (male or female) to win US Sailing’s most prestigious award.

“Moroz once again defended her Formula Kite World Championship with a resounding victory on Lake Garda in Italy, her fourth consecutive World Championship against a growing and increasingly talented women’s fleet of 30 competitors,” US Sailing staff said about the kiteboarder’s second Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year award. “Moroz continued her dominance by winning five of seven races and placing second in the two races she did not win. She won by three points over Russian challenger Elena Kalinina.”

The 2019 sailing resume for Moroz included wins in: Lake Garda, Italy (IKA Formula Kite Class World Championship); Katara Beach, Qatar (ANOC World Beach Games); and, Cagliari, Italy (Kite Foil World Series).

World-renown sailor Gary Jobson served as emcee of the US Sailing awards program.

Sisters Carmen and Emma Cowles won the Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year award last year; Jud Smith stood alongside the Cowles sisters as the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year recipient.

Sea Scout and sailor Liz Fletcher started the Jeffrey Adam Memorial Regatta in honor of Adam. Fletcher learned sailing from Adam before his death.

Proceeds from the Jeffrey Adam Memorial Regatta have been used to fund purchases of boats and sails for local high schools. Sailors also earned scholarships from the regatta.

Dana Point YC will hold this year’s regatta on May 9. The regatta is organized in partnership with the Dana Point Harbor Youth Foundation.

The youth foundation website dedicated to the dinner and regatta described Adam as “an intelligent, fun-loving and loyal friend, an impressive high-jumper in high school and college, and a great junior

sailor.”

Dana Point YC would regularly hold a junior regatta during the Festival of Whales event at Dana Point Harbor. Winners of the regatta would have his or her name added to a perpetual trophy. Adam had won this junior regatta several times.

The regatta was later named after Adam. Fletcher, meanwhile, worked to establish an annual event benefitting youth sailing, in Adam’s honor.

Jeffrey Adam Memorial Regatta and Dana Point Harbor Youth Foundation have since partnered together to bring new youth sailing programs to Dana Point.

The dinner will be held at Dana Point YC, 24399 Dana Drive in Dana Point, beginning at 5 p.m. on March 7.

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A Handful of Sculpin

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22nd Street Landing Sportfishing reported several photos of Monte Carlo Sportfishing’s Feb. 17 fishing expedition. The anglers aboard the trip came back to San Pedro with a decent haul, including this sculpin. The 22nd Street Landing social media post explained it best: “Our first couple stops [were] pretty good. Handful of legal Sandbass, Calicos, and Sculpin. So far so good. @Monte_Carlo_Sportfishing @22ndStreetLanding.”

Southern California fishing news

California spiny lobster season nears its end The recreational spiny lobster fishing season started Sept. 28, 2019 and ends March 18.

BY LINDSEY GLASGOW STATEWIDE — All good things come to an end – for California’s 2019-2020 spiny lobster season, that end is nearing. The season ends March 18 at midnight.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reminds anglers spiny lobster report cards are due by April 30. They can be filled out online at bit.ly/2UY6G5Y or mailed to CDFW, Lobster Report Card, 3883 Ruffin Rd., San Diego, CA 92123.

CDFW requires all anglers, even young ones, to have a spiny lobster report card in their possession while fishing for or taking lobster. The cards must be reported even if no lobsters were taken or no attempts were made

to take lobsters. If multiple spiny lobster report cards were purchased, all cards, including lost cards, should be reported to avoid the $20 non-return fee when purchasing a spiny lobster report card next lobster fishing season.

According to CDFW, unlike commercial catch, the department had very little reliable information on the magnitude of the recreational lobster catch and fishing effort prior to the lobster report card.

“Data from these report cards allow us to determine if catch is increasing or decreasing, the number of lobsters caught per fishing trip, and which gear type is the most efficient,” CDFW Marine Environmental Scientist Jenny Hofmeister said in a released statement. “All these pieces of information help managers monitor the population. Everyone benefits from reporting your catch on time. Lobster divers and hoop netters avoid paying the non-return fee, and, more importantly, CDFW scientists can ensure the fishery remains sustainable.”

Nominations sought for Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council The council is a Federal Advisory Committee Act group that advises the secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, on aquatic conservation endeavors benefiting recreational fishery resources and recreational boating.

BY LINDSEY GLASGOW WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued a request for nominations for individuals to be considered for membership on the Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council.

The council functions solely as an advisory body on aquatic conservation endeavors benefiting recreational fishery resources and recreational boating.

Membership on the council is capped at 18 members, appointed by the Secretary of the Interior for a term not to exceed three years. Four current members’ terms expire April 1. Those members are eligible to be re-nominated and re-appointed.

Council members must be senior-level representatives of recreational fishing, boating and aquatic resource conservation organizations and must have the ability to represent their designated constituencies. Among others, council member responsibilities and duties include:  Providing advice to assist in the carrying out of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956  Monitoring, reviewing and evaluat-

Appointees will be selected from among, but not limited to, state fish and wildlife resource management agencies, saltwater and freshwater recreational fishing organizations and recreational boating organizations.

ing specific federal activities affecting aquatic systems and the recreational fisheries they support  Recommending polices or programs to: increase public awareness and support for the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund; foster conservation and ethics in recreational fishing and boating; and simulate angler and boater participation in the conservation and restoration of aquatic resources through outreach and education.

Nominations should include a resume providing contact information and a description of qualifications.

Nominations can be submitted by email or mail. The deadline is March 6; email submissions must be dated March 6 and mailed submissions must be postmarked. Nomination letters should be addressed to Ms. Aurelia Skipwith, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Mailed nominations can be sent to Linda Friar, Designated Federal Officer; Sport Fishing and Boating Partnership Council; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, Mailstop 3C016A-FAC; Falls Church, VA 220413803 and email nominations can be sent to linda_friar@fws.gov.

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NOAA to implement hard cap closure rule for drift gillnet fishery The hard cap closure would be implemented if the mortality/injury of protected species are met or exceeded during a rolling two-year period.

BY PARIMAL M. ROHIT WEST COAST—A federal final rule setting new closure rules on the California and Oregon drift gillnet fishery for swordfish and thresher sharks will go into effect on March 9. The final rule was announced in response to a federal court ruling in January.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced they are, under the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA), authorized to implement the “immediate closure” of the California and Oregon drift gillnet fishery (14-inch minimum mesh size) for swordfish and thresher shark.

Closures would be implemented if the hard cap on mortality/injury for

protected species was met during a rolling two-year period.

“The length of closure will be dependent on when the hard cap is reached,” NOAA staff stated in the final rule document, which was published on FederalRegister.gov on Feb. 7. “The implementation of hard caps is intended to manage the fishery under the MSA to protect certain non-target species.”

The drift gillnet fishery has been closed inside the entire U.S. West Coast exclusive economic zone, between Feb. 1 and April 30, since 1982. Another closure was implemented in 1986, keeping the drift gillnet fishery off limits from within 75 miles of the California mainland, between June 1 and Aug. 14. The 1986 closure aimed to conserve the common thresher shark population, and, by 1990, was extended to include May. NMFS staff would also expand restrictions to protect endangered leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles.

“The number of active vessels in the [drift gillnet] fishery has remained [at less than] 50 vessels since 2003, with an average of 20 active vessels per year from 2010 through 2018,” NOAA staff stated in its final rule document.

Protected hard caps became a part of the policy direction in 2012. The scope of hard-cap protection expanded from sea turtle interactions to all marine mammals by 2014.

The hard-cap policy continued to gain momentum through 2016. NMFS, that year, proposed a plan of action to include two-year rolling hard caps based on observed mortality/injury. The proposed rule, however, was withdrawn in June 2017, due to what

NMFS described as duplication and inconsistency.

A federal lawsuit was initiated one month later and culminated in a ruling issued on Jan. 8 of this year.

“The court ordered NMFS to publish a final rule for hard caps by Feb. 7, 2020,” the NOAA final rule document stated. “The order also states that NMFS shall consult with the Pacific Fisheries Management Council … before making any revisions to the proposed regulations.”

Members of the Pacific Fisheries Management Council, however, aren’t meeting until March, meaning the court order forced the issue before NMFS staff could consult with the council on possible revisions.

NMFS, accordingly, published the hard caps regulations as originally proposed, as directed by the court order.

NOAA stated NMFS staff would follow up and engage with the council on the economic effects of the hard-cap regulation, as part of a separate rulemaking.

Public comment on the final rule will be accepted through March 23.

NOAA staff added a specific distinction about the intent of the final rule (and hard-cap regulation): the mandated limits manage a fishery, as opposed managing a species population.

“The implementation of hard caps is intended to manage the fishery under the MSA to protect certain non-target species,” the NOAA final rule document stated. “Its purpose is not to manage marine mammal or endangered species populations, but rather to enhance the provisions of the Endangered Species Act … and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.”

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NEWPORT BEACH—Chase and you shall receive? Perhaps for Chase Jaramillo, who pursued and caught this 52.9-pound bluefin on Feb. 16.

The angler used a 30-pound test and bait to catch his tuna aboard Club Grady. Chase fought the tuna for 45 minutes before reeling the bluefin aboard. The catch was also the first official tuna weigh-in of 2020 at Balboa Angling Club. Bluefin have been spotted a few miles away from Newport Beach Harbor (with another school found 4 miles off of San Clemente Pier), according to JDs Big Game fishing report.

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NOAA plan would help improve recreational fishing data collection efforts STATEWIDE—A regional implementation plan crafted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) would help improve recreational fishing data collection efforts on the West Coast. The data, in turn, would support fisheries science and management along the California coast.

NOAA announced the Pacific Coast Recreational Fisheries Information Network, or Pacific RecFIN, completed its Marine Recreational Information Program Regional Implementation Plan earlier this year.

“These plans represent a significant shift for the program. They clearly establish that regional partners will have a direct role in determining which survey methods are most suitable for their science, stock assessment, and management needs,” NOAA staff said in a released statement. “The [30-page] plan was created in response to Pacific Coast regional needs to enhance data for regional fishery management and science.”

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By Bob Vanian SAN DIEGO— Bluefin tuna biting in the middle of February are providing anglers with a chance at quite an unexpected treat.

Things went up over the top the weekend of Feb. 15 and 16 though with good numbers of bluefin tuna entering the offshore fishing picture in areas ranging from the waters a short way outside of Newport Beach on down to the lower end of the 9 Mile Bank off San Diego.

Most of the bluefin have been in the 20 to 80 pound range with there also being some unconfirmed radio chatter about a 225 pound bluefin being caught on Feb. 15. The best bluefin area is 2 to 5 miles outside of Newport Beach with additional bluefin sightings being reported by boats fishing 2 to 5 miles off the City of San Clemente, 2 to 5 miles off San Onofre, 2 to 5 miles off Oceanside and at both the upper and lower ends of the 9 Mile Bank.

The bluefin have been located by finding spots of breaking fish that are often marked by diving birds. Some of the first schools of bluefin were reported by boats out on whale watching trips while watching whales and porpoise/ dolphin in areas where there was a lot of bait. The bluefin have been hooked in a variety of ways with most of the action coming in areas where breaking fish are showing. There have been reports of bluefin hooked on slow trolled mackerel, slow trolled sardines, poppers and surface iron with slow trolled mackerel reported to be working the best.

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Sportboats fishing down the Mexican coast at the High Spot area outside of Punta Colnett have been fishing the area on what are mostly 1.5 day trips and have been doing well on a mix of reds, rockfish, lingcod, bonito and yellowtail.

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The yellowtail being caught on the Punta Colnett area trips have been going up into the 20-plus pound class.

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Boats fishing for reds and rockfish around Los Coronado Islands continue to do very well and have also been catching an occasional bonus lingcod. Good areas for the bottom fishing include hard bottom areas to the north, northeast and northwest of North Island while working in 25 to 55 fathoms of water. Also productive has been fishing the lower end of the 9 Mile Bank while keeping on

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An ongoing reminder to anglers is that the annual two-month rockfish/ groundfish closure on the U.S. side of the Mexico border remains in effect until March 1, 2020. With the rockfish/groundfish closure still in effect, Southern California anglers fishing in US waters continue to focus their efforts on species that are still open to fishing and there has been good action for a mix of sand bass, calico bass, perch and sculpin along with a few halibut and an occasional flurry of yellowtail action.

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Productive areas for bass and sculpin have been the Imperial Beach Pipeline, the area above the Imperial Beach Pier while fishing in 7 to 8 fathoms of water, the hard bottom areas to the southeast of the Whistler Buoy at Point Loma, the hard bottom to the north and northwest of Buoy #5 at Point Loma, the Point Loma Pipeline, the Jetty Kelp outside of Mission Bay, the Variety Kelp while fishing below the MLPA closure zone at the lower end of La Jolla, the upper end of La Jolla, the Anderson and Buccaneer Pipelines, the artificial reefs outside of Oceanside and Box Canyon.

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Areas producing some halibut action along the San Diego County coast are 180 to 220 feet of water outside of the Oceanside Pier, the sandy bottom areas adjacent to the structure of the Yukon shipwreck off Mission Beach, the sandy bottom adjacent to the structure of the sunken NEL Tower off Mission Beach and the zone between the Imperial Beach Pier and Tijuana River. San Diego Bay is another place where some halibut have been biting as well.

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The showings of yellowtail along

the San Diego County coast remain unpredictable and inconsistent. The most recent showings of yellowtail have been found in an area ranging from outside of Mission Bay on up to the lower part of the MLPA closure zone at the lower end of La Jolla. Locating bait in this sector can be an indicator of a place where yellowtail might show. There has also been a lot of bait off Imperial Beach and there have been occasional showings of yellowtail found around the bait schools off Imperial Beach. A good depth range to try and locate yellowtail has been in 18 to 30 fathoms of water.

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The coastal yellowtail have been mostly 18 to 25 pound fish and yellows have been located by finding sonar marks, meter marks and spots of working birds. Once located, yo-yo iron, surface iron, mackerel and sardines have all been working for the yellowtail with surface iron working the best.

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Good choices for yo-yo iron include Salas 6X and 6X Jr. jigs in blue and white and scrambled egg colors. Good choices for surface iron include Salas 7X lights and Tady 45’s in blue and white, mint and sardine colors. The sardines and mackerel have worked while slow trolled, flylined and fished deep with a dropper loop rig. There are reports of mackerel being caught for bait in about 40-50 feet of water off the Mission Bay jetties.

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With bluefin tuna in the picture during the middle of February, it looks like we could be headed for a very interesting 2020 fishing season. Keep on fishing and I hope to see you out on the water!

Bob Vanian is the voice, writer and researcher of the San Diego-based internet fish report service called 976-Bite which

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10’ ZODIAC 310 RIB, 2017: Suzuki 20HP w/Power, Trim. St. Croix Eurohelm, EZ-Trail galvanized trailer. Less than 50 hours on this boat which has always been garaged. $8,500.

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23’ SEA HUNT ESCAPE 235SE BOWRIDER 2014: Great for wakeboarding, fishing, or just cruising! Livewell, built in cooler, waterproof stereo/speakers, LED underwater lights. 200hp Yamaha F200XB. $45,000. Call Ian at 562-505-3502 or email ian@stanmiller.com.

26’ PURSUIT 2670 2005: Dual 200HP 2017 Hondas 325 hours 3 year warranty remaining.

Raymarine fish-finder autopilot radar, Airmar transducer, 2 bait tanks. Tri-axle trailer. $81,000.

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ZODIAC 7M RIGID HULLED INFLATABLE BOAT: Volvo Penta Turbodiesels (980hrs) w/Volvo 290 outdrive. Hypalon tubes, custom TTop and mahogany swimstep. Aluminum trailer.

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One owner. 2014 trailer. New brakes & rotors. 2014 Quatro GPS. $35,000.

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2002 FOUR WINNS VISTA 248: 26.2’ LOA. Gasoline inboard/outboard. Great weekend boat. Perfect for the quick Catalina run or relaxing in the slip for the weekend. Trailer included. $24,900. 949-294-0074

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1/2 PARTNERSHIP AVAILABLE: 2005 30’ Mainship Pilot-II Hardtop in XLNT condition w/extras. NEW engine! FAR below market value (verifiable) at $40,000 buy-in. Low monthly costs w/many perks. San Pedro. 626-827-3457

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32’ GRAND BANKS CLASSIC TRAWLER 1973: Single Ford Lehman Diesel 120HP, 220hrs since 2014 rebuild. New batteries, flybridge steering cable, like-new cushions, beautiful salon and V-berth. Newer bottom paint.$32,500. 818-497-5805

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CARVER 350 MARINER 2001 “New Everything”, starboard engine, bottom-paint, upholstery, carpeting, wood flooring, refrigerator, complete canvas, isenglass. Low hours on port engine.

Complete electronics. Professionally maintained. $107,000/obo.

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36’ TROJAN 1987 Excellent condition w/all receipts. Setup to fish and entertain. Twin Detroits, 1040hrs. AC/Heat, custom teak, baittank, new stereo system, full galley. So much more! $39900. 760-640-7345

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61’ BENNETTI - HERSHINE 1998: Totally refinished, interior and exterior new electronics, canvass, decking on bridge, A/C, generator, large salon and bridge. MTU Engine Model: 8V183TE. Engines Hours: 450. Power: 767hp. $345,000. 310-701-5960, gerry@purcellyachts.com, purcellyachts.com.

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32’ GRAND BANKS SEDAN TRAWLER, 1972: Re-powered with John Deere diesel. Iconic “woody” top condition! Upgraded canvas, windows, varnish, paint. Solid cruiser. Sleeps 4.

Radar, A/P. $31,000. Brkr: 619-590-1999.

33’ SEARAY 300 SUNDANCER 2005: 300 HP Tw, B3, 5 KW Generator, AC, heat, updated Raymarine A98 MFD chart, AUTOPILOT, AIS, HD radar & depth. $55,000. Dale: 619-985-4775.

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37’ RIVIERA FLYBRIDGE SPORTFISHER, 2002 Cummins diesels, 750 hours, AC/heat, Onan genset, 2 stateroom design.

Upgraded Garmin electronics, Satellite TV, more. Too much to list. Super clean. $225,000. 818-378-6068, leocalabasas@aol.com.

1/3 INTEREST IN 64’ MIKELSON WITH CAPTAIN: In Puerto Vallarta. Legal charter boat with $85,000 annual income at 14 hours/mo. 1/3 interest = 8 days/mo. Financing available. Fred: 760-594-4823. www.costaazulcharters.com

36’ GRAND BANKS Same owner since 1977, a cherry Cove vet she is well maintained and on the hook rigged!! Twin Lehmans and lots of goodies. $39,500. Nancy Bkr. 562-252-2167.

40’ LOA TIARA CONVERTIBLE 1987: Twin gas Mercruisers. Boat runs great. Kohler 7.5kw generator completely rebuilt and installed October 2019. Very clean inside/out. Great fishing boat or liveaboard. $35,000/obo. 702-604-0558

65’ MCKINNA LLC OWNED: Recent bottom paint, survey, equipment updated, interior, electronics, satellite TV, hydraulic Swim platform, inflatable w/OB, 3 station controls, stabilizers, thruster, water maker, two generators, two davits, $599.000. Gerry Purcell: 310-701-5960, PURCELLYACHTS.COM, GERRY@PURCELLYACHTS.COM.

36’ TIARA OPEN 1990: 3208 Caterpillars - low hours. Autopilot, radar, VHF, compass, fish finder, anchor/windlass, new batteries, battery charger/inverter, electric head, show. Very clean! $72,000. Call 714-376-7688, 949-468-5911.

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50’ MIKELSON SPORT FISHER 1996: Proven tournament winner. LLC owned. Tuna-tower.

Side-scanning sonar, 360 degree fish-finder, new batteries, etc. Don’t miss this wonderful vessel. $239,000. Shoreline Yacht Group, Larry: 760-914-0091

58’ VIKING SPORTFISH, 1998: Freshwater kept, owner maintained. $399,000. Go to 58vikingspotfish.com for full details. Call 503819-0411 or email Toddp1960@yahoo.com.

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CLASSIC/WOODEN BOATS 17’ MOLLY CAT Cape Cod type catboat.

Yanmar 1GM10 diesel. Tandem trailer. Project boat, needs completion. $3800. Call Dick: 562-556-8899 for detail - pictures.

19’6” CALEDONIA YAWL 2007: Oughtred Design. Includes trailer, sails, oars, cover. Builder Grapeview Point Boatworks. For photos go to www.grapeviewpointboatworks.com/caledonia. $7,850. Call George: 858-755-8283.

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36’ WOODEN KETCH: L. Francis Herreshoff Nereia design. Fresh haulout w/topside and bottom paint. Newer sails. Beautiful and fast.

Autopilot tied to navigation. All self-tailing winches. Great racer. $29,000. 619-818-3579

27’ ST. PIERRE DORY Beautiful gaff-rigged schooner built in Nova Scotia with a Yanmar diesel engine.

Featured in Wood Boat Magazine August 2016. Oceanside Harbor, CA. $29,000/obo.

619-994-3528, kjwilson8806@aol.com.

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39’ CAL-39 1979: Lapworth design. Fast and strong cruiser/racer. 2 heads, upgraded engine, awlgrip, furler, Andersen winches, autosteam prop. Very clean and ready to go. $45,000. Call Phil: 559-259-8207

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MARINA OWNED BOATS RECENTLY ACQUIRED 34’ ISLANDER, 1968

2 cyl. Yanmar diesel w/low hours. New rigging, good main, roller furling, & wheel. Needs some cosmetic work...$8,800 Slips Available

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TIWAL-3 INFLATABLE SAILBOAT FUN! Easy to assemble and sails at 9 knots! LIKE NEW condition, only sailed 3 times. Comes with 56’ & 75’ sail, boat cover, hiking rack pads and a trolley.

Price: $6,000. Roger: 949-632-8054.

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38’ CATALINA 380 1999: Excellent condition and well equipped. Great sailing qualities, centerline queen in aft master. $92,000. Don’t miss this exceptional value. Nick, The Shoreline Yacht Group, 310-748-5409 yachtbroker@pacbell.net

35’ CHEOY LEE LION SLOOP 1966: A real beauty – berthed at SDYC since the mid 1980s, this classic sailing yacht is ready for her new owners. New engine, freshly painted cabin top and cockpit. Excellent brightwork. Must see! $49,000. Call Blake at 619-665-7398 or email blake@stanmiller.com.

MARINA OWNED BOATS Many 22 foot to 30 foot sailboats for sale at $800 to $5,000 in Los Angeles Harbor at Leeward Bay Marina, 310-830-5621 and Pacific Yacht Landing, 310-830-0260.

Slips are available to buyers at favorable prices, but not for permanent live-aboard status. A partial list includes 22’ Catalina, 24’ San Juan, 24’ Columbia, 25’ Coronado (3), 26’ Columbia (3), $26’ Islander, 27’ Newport, 27’ catalina, 27’ Schock, 29’ Cal & 30’ Columbia.

35.5’ HUNTER LEGEND: 1994 model. Yanmar 3GM30F, LOA: 35.58’, LWL: 29.75’, Beam: 11.75’, Draft: 4.5. $48,000. Contact: 301-768-0481.

(310) 830-5621, L.A. Harbor www.leewardbaymarina.net

36’ ROUGHWATER TRAWLER 1978: Complete rebuilt 536/85hp Perkins engine including exhaust system, zero sea hours. Starts right up!

Custom interior, electrical upgrades. See LOG website for more photos. $27,000. 562-228-4489.

PREMIUM SAILBOAT PARTNERSHIP NOW AVAILABLE! 50% partnersip in 1994 30’ CATALINA MARK 3 sailboat on front row mooring for sale. Looking for an experienced, committed and responsible co-owner. All the privileges of ownership at half the costs! Call Rick: 949-735-4650.

38’ DEHLER 2016: Rare opportunity to purchase a partnership interest in a like-new late model Dehler 38, winner of numerous BOY awards. Excellent condition, $80,000. Call Shaun: 602-692-5144 or srudgear@gmail.com

43’ GULFSTAR CC AFT-CABIN KETCH 1977: Well maintained. Many upgrades. Two heads with showers. Galley, 12v refrigeration, propane stove/oven. Cruiser or liveaboard. Affordably priced at $45,500. Call or text: 760-271-1072.

46’ HUNTER 460, 2000: Marina del Rey, CA. Yanmar 75hp engine, staysail, furled jib, full batten main, dinghy with outboard, radar, GPS & autopilot. Prime condition. $140,000.

702-480-5662.

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SLIPS, DOCKS, MOORINGS 100’, 90’ & 70’ SLIPS AVAILABLE FOR LEASE: On Via Lido, Newport Beach. Steps to Lido Village, shops, restaurants, parking. Take advantage of beach or harbor. Call for pricing: 213-254-5008.

AL LARSON MARINA ...Slips & mooring bouys available. All sizes. Closest run to Catalina Ship store. Call (310)832-0526.

45’ NEWPORT MOORING, BALBOA ISLAND, BYC #B-24: Marine Ave, very rare. Beautiful sunsets. Close to harbor entrance and 3 public docks. Plenty of parking. $44,900/obo. Call Duffey at 949-903-6794.

KETTENBURG 50 1964 CLASSIC Hull #19. Weterbeke, Onan, auto, diesel heater, refrigeration, roller furling, SS stove/3 burner, BBQ, inverter. $45,000.

Michael: 310-901-2640

50’ MOORING:Rare 50’ mooring located conveniently near harbor entrance for quick ocean access. Successfully inspected and serviced 06/19. Best mooring in area A Newport Beach for only $49,500. 949-307-5685

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28’-130’ SLIPS AVAILABLE! End-Ties available for Catamarans. Beautiful New Marina! Shortest Run to Catalina!

30’ AVALON MOORING FOR SALE: $79,500.

Next to Tuna Club. Priced to sell! Lowest priced mooring in Avalon. Call Tom: 949-295-5042.

30’ BALBOA MOORING: Right off ‘B’ Street, where you want to be. $34,000 or best offer.

Call 714-842-3005.

50’ MOORING FOR SALE - NEWPORT BEACH: #H56. Just serviced, near Marina Park. Close to public dock at 15th street. $48000. Will finance. Call 702-354-5363 50’ NEWPORT MOORING: Rare mooring conveniently located next to harbor entrance for quick ocean access. Recently serviced. $60,000 or best offer. Call 949-307-5685 or email jonathan@americarecpap.com.

18’ SHORE MOORING East Bayfront, Little Balboa Island, across from Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club.

Very nice beach. Great access to jetty entrance. $29,000/obo. Call 949-290-5204 or email polly.anna@me.com.

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3366 VIA LIDO: Newly remodeled Class A Marina. Slips up to 85’. Fine dining & retail nearby. Easy ingress/egress. Take advantage now before the slips are gone! 949-705-3499.

60’ NEWPORT MOORING J-97: Rare! Only 24 in harbor. Safe from seals off Lido Peninsula.

Near 15th & 19th st. public docks. $65,000. Call (949) 683-5017 or email kettenburg41@gmail.com

40 FOOT MOORING FOR SALE - NEWPORT BEACH: Mooring #J-613. Southwest of Lido Isle. Excellent location in front of Marina Park.$35,000. Call 714-376-1735.

55’ NEWPORT BEACH MOORING #A-142: Near harbor entrance between E & F Street on Balboa Penininsula. $60,000. Keith: 949-3004813, klumpkin@earthlink,net.

45’ NEWPORT HARBOR MOORING A222: Great spot close to harbor entrance. $35,000.

Call 909-635-4088.

65’ CHANNEL ISLANDS HARBOR SLIP: Mandalay Bay. Water corner berth. No overnight liveaboards. Private. Reasonable. 805-985-8653

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BALBOA ISLAND ON-SHORE MOORING # S 45A: Near the ferry. New rigging and certified. $23,000. Call 818-795-1322 or email caljac1@yahoo.com.

BAYSIDE VILLAGE MARINA, NEWPORT BEACH: Slips and storage. Call for availability.

949-673-1331

BOAT SLIPS AVAILABLE 90 & 100’ Newport, walk to Lido Village - CALL 60’ Huntington, near PCH shops/restaurants, 50A - $1150/mo.

50’ Newport, Lido Isle, full slip, 50A $1750/mo.

35’ Huntington, great location, 30A $575/mo.

30’ Huntington, main channel - $375/mo.

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50’ SINGLE SWING MOORING: Perfect location. Close to jetty. Newport Beach. $60,000. Please text 949-468-5911 for a quick response.

AMERICA’S CUP SAILING SAN DIEGO: Stars & Stripes USA-11 and IL Moro ITA-16 from 1992. Public & private 3 hour charters. Take the helm, grind winches, or relax. $125/adults, $75/children. www.sailusa11.com, 619-255-4705.

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45’ NEWPORT MOORING #A124: Prime location on main channel. Lots of room to maneuver. $35,000/obo. Call 949-274-6595 or email donross4yachts@yahoo.com.

77’ AMERICA’S CUP 1992 IL MORO ITA 16: CG approved 12 PAX, new $10K B&G, 2006 carbon mast, carbon hull, new running rigging, low hour 75hp Yanmar, sail inventory. $175,000/financing available. 619-255-4705.

AVALON MOORINGS FOR SALE 30 ft. to 130 ft.

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BRAND NEW MARINA: Slips 25’-75’. Private, quiet harbor, close to the beach, shopping, restaurants, parking, and more. Call 714-840-5545 or email info@huntingtonharbourmarina.com.

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SLIPS, DOCKS, MOORINGS FREE SLIP for 21’ Duffy owner willing to share use of the boat. 25’ slip in Christiana Bay / Huntington Harbor. Secure with water / power.

Dennis: 213-300-0166; dennis@hardellgroup.com.

SLIPS, DOCKS, MOORINGS NEWPORT BEACH SLIP FOR RENT Near Lido bridge. Slip size up to 50 foot LOA. $46.00-$55.00 per foot depending on boat length. Storage locker included.

Call for more details. 949-675-6244

ISLAND YACHT ANCHORAGE: LOS ANGELES HARBOR. 25’-50’ SLIPS AVAILABLE. SOME LIVEABOARD. CALL 310-830-1111.

SLIPS, DOCKS, MOORINGS SANTA BARBARA 80 FT. SLIP: Commercial or private slip available at the SEA Landing in the Santa Barbara harbor. Rare business opportunity. Contact by email: manager@truthaquatics.com.

COMMERCIAL/OFFICE COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE & BOAT STORAGE available in the Channel Islands Habor.

Great location for marine storage, boat broker, small office, etc. Call 805-290-5370.

SANTA BARBARA 50 FOOT SLIP Marina 1. Large dock space.

Liveaboard possible.

Call 562-310-2755 for more information.

L.A. HARBOR Leeward Bay: (310) 830-5621 25’ slips, $9.00-10.00/ft. 30’-39’ slips, $11.00/ft.

40-50’ premium slips, $12.00/ft.

Pacific Yacht Landing: (310) 830-0260 20’26’ slips, $10.00/ft. 28’-32’ slips, $11.00/ft.

33’-45’ slips, $12.00/ft. End slips, $13.00/ft.

PERHAPS THE BEST 50’ MOORING for sale off Lido Island. $59,900.

Owner may carry. Call Jim: 361-463-8981 or email jim@jdn21.net.

LIGHTHOUSE YACHT MARINA: 1ST & 2ND MONTH 1/2 OFF (With This Ad), 34’ END-TIE FOR CAT OR TRI + 25’ TO 50’ SLIPS. L.A. HARBOR. Water/electricity/dock box included.

Showers, laundry, pario area. Gated, clean & quiet, lockers. Close port to... Catalina. Berth 205-B, 1300 Anchorage Rd, Wilmington. Call Barbara: 310-834-9595. www.lighthouseyachtmarina.com.

Email barbgmarina@gmail.com.

PIER 32 MARINA, SAN DIEGO BAY: 28’ slips available now! Call 619-477-3232 or email office@pier32marina.com.

VUE MARINA is the newest and nicest marina within Newport Beach and features 18 slips ranging from 45’ to 75’. Contact VUE Marina at 949-705-3499 or dockmaster@rwmarinadev.com to learn more about slip availability, boat size options, and any other important questions you might have.

POINT LOMA MARINA - SAN DIEGO: Call for slip availability. Call 619-718-6260 or email office@pointlomamarina.com.

PUT YOUR SAILBOAT IN TO CHARTER in Dana Point Harbor with Aventura Sailing Association. Have your boat make money when you aren’t using it! Slips available. 949-493-9493.

SAN DIEGO MOORING COMPANY: Visit our website for information & application www.sandiegomooring.com or call 619-291-0916.

LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION!

LONG BEACH SLIPS & END-TIES 25’-50’: NO LIVEABOARDS. Harbor Light Landing Marina, views of downtown and Queen Mary. Call 619-807-7245. Email: lance@harboryc.com

NEWPORT BEACH SIDE TIE FOR RENT Near Lido Bridge. 18-22 foot (Perfect for a Duffy). $24.00 per foot (includes electricity).

Call for more information: 949-675-6244.

REAL ESTATE CHANNEL ISLANDS HARBOR Large classic waterfront townhome with boat slip. Great view. No mello roos! Only $50/year voluntary HOA. $1,050,000.

Call owner: 805-985-8653.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES LOBSTER FISHING OPERATION FOR SALE: 300 traps, 30’ Mitchell Cover boat, 20’ Custom aluminum boat, 14’ Custom aluminum boat and all accessories. $200,000/all. Willing to part.

Payment options available. 310-487-6467.

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Now accepting wait list applications. We offer free-of-charge electric (30 & 50 amp), water and Wi-Fi to our slips. In addition, we are the only underground parking area on Shelter Island and the first "green" marina on the West Coast with beautiful composite docks. Enjoy use of our dock carts, dock boxes, marina restrooms and showers as well as coin laundry facilities.

Slip leaseholders have access to full hotel benefits, including use of the pool, spa, fitness room, free self-serve morning coffee and free ice. Discounts on room rates, gift shop, and the bar and restaurant are available to our tenants.

2131 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92106 619-224-8888

MARINA CORTEZ - SAN DIEGO: Stunning location, improved amenities. 10’ - 120’ slips, end ties, and side ties. 30’ Slips available NOW. Call 619-291-5985.

HIGHLY VISIBLE 2000 SQ. FT. ground-level corner Office/Retail space in Point Loma Village for lease near Shelter Island, yacht clubs, affluent La Playa neighborhood, Fort Roscrans, airport. $2.00/sq. ft./mo . NO NNN fees. NO Port of SD Fees. Call Paul, Point Properties: 619-665-1745.

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Log Classifieds HELP WANTED HIRING NOW: Full-time part-time, year-round and seasonal Captains and Deckhands. Long Beach and San Pedro. Experience a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employer. Drug free environment. Email resume to nilda@longbeachcruises.com.

TO PLACE AN AD, Call 800-887-1615, or online at thelogclassifieds.com

GENERAL SERVICES

YACHT DELIVERY

YACHT INTERIORS

**USCG MASTER** offers Motor Boat Operation Instruction.

Yacht Delivery, and Safety Training, etc. aboard your vessel.

Call for pricing information: 951-642-2489, or email billy.ellis@att.net.

LAUGHLIN, NV WATER TAXIS now hiring seasonal Captains. Hourly + tips. Please call 928-754-4391 or submit your resume to: nmichaels@desrec.com.

YACHT CHARTERS • MANAGEMENT • Deliveries • Instruction • Excursions • Sunset Sails • Fishing. Call Captain Don Grigg: 980-722-1674 or email: captdon88@gmail.com.

CUSTOM FABRICATED WINDOW TREATMENTS for any shape window. Blinds, Roman shades, Roller shades, Cellular shades.

310-308-1844, 888-771-5309, boatblinds@prodigy.net, www.boatblindsinternational.com

3M CUSTOM INTERIORS & CANVAS NOW HIRING CAPTAINS FOR SEAL TOURS Have fun driving a Hydra Terra amphibious vehicle and sharing the history of our region. Entertain visitors while educating them about our historical city! CDL is a plus, but not required because we’ll train you and prepare you to test for one.

Compensation: $21.00/hr + tips; plus end of season incentive. Employment Type: Full-time Seasonal. Come join the funemployed where every day is a vacation!

Old Town Trolley Tours and SEAL Tours are looking for enthusiastic individuals to Captain San Diego’s popular SEAL Tour.

Also hiring Tour Guides $14.00/hr + tips.

For more information apply online at: www.trolleytours.com/san-diego/join-cast

PARASAILING CAPTAIN WANTED for 2020 season. USCG license required.

In Marina del Rey. Email resume to: info@mdrboatrentals.com.

BOATING COURSES/SCHOOLS BECOME A MASTER MARINE SURVEYOR Best in business. NAVTECH/US Surveyors. Marine surveyor course.

1-800-245-4425, www.navsurvey.com.

Commercial & recreational available.

Marine interior design, fabrication.

Enclosures, affordable custom mattresses, window replacement, exterior and interior cushions, carpet and canvas. 25 years experience. Serving San Diego to LA. 858-329-1140, 949-375-1770, www.3mcanvas.com, threemcanvas@yahoo.com.

BOOKS & CHARTS

GOT PIRATES? USCG LICENSED 100-TON MASTER WANTED TO BUY Powerboats 1986 and newer, running or not, up to 34’ in length. We will help with removal from your slip.

Call Al for more info: 800-613-5410.

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YACHT DELIVERY DELIVERIES, INSTRUCTION, and all other professional Captain services. Sail, power. www.KeithEricson.com, 619-275-3839, San Diego Skippers Association

Delivery, Lessons, Private Captain.

Sail/Power. Over 180,000 documented Intl blue water miles. Well respected in the marine industry. Many dozens of references. Jeffry Matzdorff: 323-855-0191, earthakat@msn.com. www.offshoredeliveryskipper.com.

A rip-roaring coming-of-age adventure that entangles a young boy and his sea lion best friend in swashbuckling deviltry.

Available on Amazon by following this link: http://tinyurl.com/zacharybook

EQUIPMENT, PARTS & GEAR

BOAT STORAGE & TRANSPORT A&D Logistics, Inc., previously Cal Western Boat Movers. Visit our website: http://aanddlogistics.com. 50 years experience. Call 619-722-6113. **USCG MASTER** offers Motor Boat Operation Instruction. Yacht Delivery, and Safety Training, etc. aboard your vessel. Call for pricing information: 951-642-2489, or email billy.ellis@att.net.

SEA WISE DAVIT: From my 44’ Sea Ray. In great condition! Includes all parts, including steering tube. New cost: $6500. Lots of extra pictures available. $2200. Call 760-224-6210.

San Diego Powerboating Academy www.sdpba.com n power@sdpba.com (800) 441-8672 3, 5, 7/day Private Professional Liveaboard Instruction RPBA Twin Inboard Certification USPOWERBOATING Bareboat Chartering Certification w/night endorsement Coastal Navigation Certification Kona Kai Resort

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ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT SAILING, LLC Experienced Professional USCG Licensed 100-Ton Master. Worldwide deliveries focusing on the North and South Pacific including North America, Hawaii, Mexico, Alaska, Canada, Central and South America as well as Panama Canal crossings. Private Captain, Personalized Instruction and Consulting Services. Check us out First!

619-905-1967. Markfife@outlook.com. www.attitudeadjustmentsailing.com

LICENSED MASTER CAPTAIN to teach you how to safely operate and navigate your own boat, including deliveries and relocations, charters, yacht management and maintenance, instruction & training. For details: 619-363-1746.

USCG CERTIFIED CAPTAINS: Deliveries, Charters, Instruction. From Alaska to Panama.

Multiple deliveries Hawaii to California, Atlantic crossing, Caribbean, Mediterranean. www.SanDiegoCaptains.com Captain Nikolay Alexandrov 858-531-1175, Captain Assen Alexandrov 858-531-4788

BARGAIN BIN BIMINI TOP: Aluminum frame, white canvass.

Very good condition. $750. Was on a Bayliner Capri 18 OB. Call 949-899-5168.

HONDA EU2000I GENERATOR: Shop maintained annually. $525. Call 714-421-0565.

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115’ SOVEREIGN 2007/1998/2019 Full exterior paint & light soft goods update 4/2019, 5 staterooms. Michael Selter, San Diego.

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94’ SUNSEEKER MOTORYACHT 2004 Suberb example, custom carbon fiber hard top, full-beam master. Michael Selter, San Diego.

77’ HATTERAS ENCLOSED BRIDGE CONV 2008 84’ CUSTOM 1985/2001 Proven long range expedition yacht, CAT power, on Spacious 4 stateroom layout + crew, MTU 2000’s, NEW ZERO speed stabilization. Michael Selter, San Diego. deck master stateroom. Michael Selter, San Diego.

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70’ HATTERAS CPMY 1996 72’ ELLIOTT 1983 “Don Juan” - Proven long range sportfisher, original Luxury Edition, custom transom with staircase, 4 stateowner, beautiful. Todd Sherman, Newport Beach. room with 4 heads, stabilized. Eric Pearson, San Diego.

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68’ HATTERAS 2008 Factory & owner upgrades, CAT C32s, 1,800 hp, 4 staterooms. Michael Selter, San Diego.

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61’ MIKELSON 2006 Exceptional cond, recent upgrades & maintenance, popular model. Todd Sherman, Newport Beach.

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LOCATED AT OUR DOCK 60’ MCKINNA EXPRESS 2000 2 stateroom, CAT power, tender garage, A/C cockpit, beautiful interior. Eric Pearson, San Diego.

58’ RIVIERA ENCLOSED BRIDGE 2009 C-32 CATs, 3 dbl cabins, 3 heads, incredible in every way! Dennis Riehl (949) 697-4120.

57’ BERTRAM CONVERTIBLE 2008 Many upgrades, meticulously maintained, proven fishing machine. Michael Gardella, San Diego.

57’ CALIFORNIAN CPMY 1989 Turn-key, over $100k in upgrades in the last year, full-beam master. Mark Whelan, San Diego.

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56’ POST CONVERTIBLE 2002 3 staterooms/2 heads, brand-new Simrad touchscreen nav system. Todd Sherman, Newport Beach.

48’ OFFSHORE 1989 Wide walkaround, comfortable aft cockpit, 2 staterooms w/ ensuite heads. Jacques Bor, San Diego.

48’ RIVIERA CONVERTIBLE 2000 Preferred Cummins QSM 11S, West Coast rigged, updated electronics. Eric Pearson, San Diego.

47’ MERIDIAN 441 SEDAN 2014 Pristine, PlasDECK throughout, meticulous mechanical shape, Cummins V-drive. Mark Whelan, San Diego.

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45’ CARVER 1999 2 staterooms, bow thruster, 2x Volvos w/ low hrs.

Jacques Bor, San Diego.

41’ TIARA OPEN 1997 Ready for Summer! Watermaker, Sat TV, T&T swim platform. Todd Sherman, Newport Beach.

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36’ HUNTER 2011 Superb condition, extremely well-equipped, many great features. Dennis Riehl, Newport Beach.

35’ CABO EXPRESS 2003 New CAT engines, deck lifts for engine access, refined modified V-hull. Mark Whelan, San Diego.

31’ TIARA 3100 CORONET 2016 Elegant styling, large cockpit w/ seating for 12, must see. Jerry Stone, Newport Beach.

28’ GAR WOOD RUNABOUT 1936 3-axle trailer, orig Scripps V12 316hp aircraft engine, full hull & deck wooding. Michael Selter, San Diego.

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35’ SCOUT 350 LXF 2014 Very well cared for, TACO marine outriggers, joystick, recent service, low hours. Michael Selter, San Diego.

33’ GRADY-WHITE FREEDOM 335 2015 Fish or cruise, very comfortable, deluxe seating, wet bar w/fridge, sink. Jerry Stone, Newport Beach.

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