Sports
VIDEO: Dolphins, Whales and More!
The sights and sounds of the harbor and newly established marine protected areas.
This last weekend of rockfishing was a fun and productive one for many anglers as the bite remained good for most. The season is now closed through March 1.
- Along with seeing gray whales and huge pods of dolphin, anglers were able to catch some fresh delicious fish for their New Years celebration too.
- Don't forget! The new year brings with it Southern California’s newly established marine protected areas. They went into effect on Jan. 1, and it will be up to anglers to know where and where they cannot fish. The Department of Fish and Game, in a news release, stated that wardens will be on the water and "will take appropriate enforcement actions, which could include education, warning, citation or arrest, depending on the violation."
- Anglers can find maps at www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/scmpas_list.asp. They can also access information about the closed and restricted areas on their iPhones, iPads and Android devices by visiting http://www.dfg.ca.gov/m/MPA and following instructions on the MPA mobile website.
- With the App they can look up marine parks, reserves and conservation areas by name, or find these areas by county. They can look up maps and regulations, and can also track their location using the GPS on their mobile device, to see if they've crossed an MPA boundary.
- Ignorance of the law will be no excuse!
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