Comments on: Scientists, fishermen debate impact of larger marine protected areas http://www.lajollalight.com/2010/12/16/scientists-fisherman-debate-impact-of-larger-marine-protected-areas/ Enlightening La Jolla since 1913 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:16:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Robert http://www.lajollalight.com/2010/12/16/scientists-fisherman-debate-impact-of-larger-marine-protected-areas/#comment-245516 Robert Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:00:53 +0000 http://lajollalight.mscsddev.com/?p=31009#comment-245516 What we need to do to protect all our fish and shell fish species is not to ban fishing for residential fisherman but ban all commercial fishing (trollers and net based fishing from boats and ships from the CA coastline). There is no way a fleet of 1/2 day boats loaded can pull as many fish from the ocean as a huge net attached to a ship. Just a couple weeks ago, I was surf fishing on the beach in Coronado, CA when I was happily pulling in lots of fish while watching the birds and dolphins dive for fish. An hour or so later, a huge ship rolls right up close to shore and scooped all that life up with a ship and huge net. Several campers and I was were shocked as all the doplhins, birds, and fish were pulled from the ocean before our very eyes. I didn't get one bite after that. I was camping there and watched all those birds and dolphins enjoying all that fish there all week long. After that ship came by, no fish, birds, or dolphins were seen there again. We need to rethink our strategy for protecting ALL ocean species ladies and gentlemen. Sincerely, Robert What we need to do to protect all our fish and shell fish species is not to ban fishing for residential fisherman but ban all commercial fishing (trollers and net based fishing from boats and ships from the CA coastline). There is no way a fleet of 1/2 day boats loaded can pull as many fish from the ocean as a huge net attached to a ship.

Just a couple weeks ago, I was surf fishing on the beach in Coronado, CA when I was happily pulling in lots of fish while watching the birds and dolphins dive for fish. An hour or so later, a huge ship rolls right up close to shore and scooped all that life up with a ship and huge net. Several campers and I was were shocked as all the doplhins, birds, and fish were pulled from the ocean before our very eyes. I didn't get one bite after that. I was camping there and watched all those birds and dolphins enjoying all that fish there all week long. After that ship came by, no fish, birds, or dolphins were seen there again.

We need to rethink our strategy for protecting ALL ocean species ladies and gentlemen.

Sincerely,
Robert

]]> By: fishinwithagun http://www.lajollalight.com/2010/12/16/scientists-fisherman-debate-impact-of-larger-marine-protected-areas/#comment-129232 fishinwithagun Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:37:37 +0000 http://lajollalight.mscsddev.com/?p=31009#comment-129232 Ed Parnell.... what a moron. He obviously doesn't fish or dive.... no seabass or large calicos in la jolla? dude get out from behind your desk.. typical scripps biologist...all math no mask... i see big calicos all the time, if you can't catch seabass then you're doing it wrong, kayakers and spearfisherman take healthy harvests every year Ed Parnell…. what a moron. He obviously doesn't fish or dive…. no seabass or large calicos in la jolla? dude get out from behind your desk.. typical scripps biologist…all math no mask… i see big calicos all the time, if you can't catch seabass then you're doing it wrong, kayakers and spearfisherman take healthy harvests every year

]]> By: sonny http://www.lajollalight.com/2010/12/16/scientists-fisherman-debate-impact-of-larger-marine-protected-areas/#comment-22661 sonny Fri, 17 Dec 2010 06:47:31 +0000 http://lajollalight.mscsddev.com/?p=31009#comment-22661 when did the debate start when did the debate start

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