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Get Ready for the MLPA 2XA Fight
Jul. 17 2009, 11:28 AM
Jul. 17 2009, 11:28 AM
Thanks to Coastside's Sleeter and Wolford
The North Central Coast MLPA options are up for final adoption at the next F&G Commission meeting and option 2XA needs our support. I was reading our magazine's great interview with Secretary Chrisman (boy is that guy out of touch with reality!) where they talked about this process and noticed the nice reference to Coastside Fishing Club's work on the MLPA in the North Central area. What wasn't mentioned is the extraordinary work of Coastside's Ben Sleeter and Dan Wolford on 2XA. Indeed, given the way that Chrisman stacked the deck against recreational fishing the whole North Central process would have been a complete disaster, especially without Ben's dedication, knowledge and hard work on the Regional Stakeholder Group. Sleeter is the architect of the 2XA option that is now supported by the PSO, Coastside and every other recreational group. Now we need to support 2XA and make sure that is the final adopted option.
The North Central Coast MLPA options are up for final adoption at the next F&G Commission meeting and option 2XA needs our support. I was reading our magazine's great interview with Secretary Chrisman (boy is that guy out of touch with reality!) where they talked about this process and noticed the nice reference to Coastside Fishing Club's work on the MLPA in the North Central area. What wasn't mentioned is the extraordinary work of Coastside's Ben Sleeter and Dan Wolford on 2XA. Indeed, given the way that Chrisman stacked the deck against recreational fishing the whole North Central process would have been a complete disaster, especially without Ben's dedication, knowledge and hard work on the Regional Stakeholder Group. Sleeter is the architect of the 2XA option that is now supported by the PSO, Coastside and every other recreational group. Now we need to support 2XA and make sure that is the final adopted option.
2XA offers the best conservation value, the least socio economic impact, and is supported by all of the coastal communities affected. With all of these strengths why isn’t 2XA a slamdunk? Well for an explanation of that all you need do is look to the anti-fishing funders of this process, and the members of the BRTF appointed by Secretary Chrisman. His interview by Pacific Coast Sportfishing shows just how defensive and biased he is, missing the point of what the law intended, or what would be best for California.
We need full attendance at the August 5 and 6 commission meeting in Woodland to speak in support of 2XA. The agenda for the meeting will be published shortly and can be checked at the Commission website at http://www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/FGCmeetings.asp. Attend if you can, and bring a friend.
We need full attendance at the August 5 and 6 commission meeting in Woodland to speak in support of 2XA. The agenda for the meeting will be published shortly and can be checked at the Commission website at http://www.fgc.ca.gov/meetings/FGCmeetings.asp. Attend if you can, and bring a friend.
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July 18, 2009, 12:15 am
Ben mentioned that without Ed Tavasieff that 2XA
may not have happened. I read the pcs article on
secretary Chrisman and I have to agree about the bias. I have also watched the North Central Coast
MLPA and it is a shame that the people that live
along the coast aren't being heard.