California Proposes No Fishing Zones

This is a transformational idea: one that hopefully will "catch on" all over the world. Maybe even around the "Third Coast" ( Great Lakes).

California is proposing a series of new "marine protected areas" where fish are given enough refuge to reproduce and develop stable populations - populations with a normal age/class distribution.

At meetings in Pacifica today and Thursday, state officials get a first look at plans for "marine protected areas" along 360 miles of the Pacific Coast between Santa Cruz and Mendocino.

It is the second phase of a multi-year effort to eventually cover the entire coast with zones where fishing is banned or restricted. In the first phase, 29 preserves were created in 2007 between Santa Cruz and Lompoc.

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