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California Boating News Since 1971
No. 1111
Sept. 20 - Oct. 3, 2019
White sea bass enhancement programs are still releasing fish Dana Point Harbor’s developers hosted open house events, workshop
2C DARK alifornia’s white sea bass population was once on the verge of extinction. Efforts to the population back to sustainable numbers appear to be working – but are the BKGNDbring many recovery efforts really working? What is the measure of success of the several
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enhancement programs up and down the Southern California coast? P. 18
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lans to revitalize Dana Point Harbor were presented to the public through a community workshop and two open house events. Feedback from all three events will be put together and presented to the Dana Point Planning Commission on Sept. 23. Will long-awaited plans to revitalize the harbor finally be realized? P. 17
House approves bill to protect coasts from offshore drilling A
proposal to permanently prohibit offshore drilling off the shores of California and other states made it out of the House of Representatives. The question is whether Pres. Donald J. Trump would sign the bill if U.S. Senators join their lower house counterparts in supporting H.R. 1941. P. 14
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Newport Beach Docks (again): Who is “Concerned Boater”? A question of authority continues to be at the forefront of an otherwise simple act of changing access times for a set of public docks in Newport Beach. The debate this time focuses on comments made by a certain individual. The comments were made on the online version of an article on this subject. P. 6
Paul Caronna, well-known Point Loma blue marlin angler, dies Caronna spent nearly his whole life fishing, once catching an 850pound Pacific blue marlin off the shores of Cabo San Lucas. He died on Aug. 27 at the age of 78. P. 14
Deep-set buoy gear could boost swordfish fishery The Pacific Fisheries Marine Commission approved a new advancement allowing fishermen to catch swordfish without harming or killing other marine species, such as dolphins or sea turtles. Approval of the deep-set buoy gear came after eight years of research and testing. P. 25
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