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Legislative Hearing to Focus on South Coast MLPA

by Dan Bacher
The South Coast MPA hearing will include brief presentations by MLPAI and Fish and Game Commission staff followed by public testimony
Legislative Hearing to Focus on South Coast MLPA, Fisheries Forum Set

by Dan Bacher

Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro, Chair of the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, will convene a hearing to focus on South Coast Marine Protected Areas under the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative on Feb. 17, 2011 in Sacramento.

The hearing of the Joint Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the State Capitol Building, Room 4202. The hearing will complement the Jan. 21, 2011 North Coast MLPA hearing as well as the February 16 Annual Fisheries Forum where a brief coast wide MLPA presentation will be provided by MLPAI staff.

The South Coast MPA hearing will include brief presentations by MLPAI and Fish and Game Commission staff followed by public testimony.

The Joint Committee will convene the 38th Annual Fisheries Forum at the California State Capitol, Room 4202, on February 16 beginning at 10:00 a.m. This hearing will allow the opportunity to address issues currently facing the California fishing and aquaculture industry.

The agenda will include many speakers providing testimony on Fisheries and Aquaculture issues throughout California. Speakers include: John Laird, Secretary of Resources; John McCamman, Director Department of Fish and Game; and Adrianna Shea, Fish and Game Commission.

Additional panels will include: Resource Agencies Funding/and Implementation of AB 2376, Ocean Science and Monitoring, Committee reports, MLPA Overview, Fish Passage Improvements for Salmon and Steelhead, Watershed Restoration and Coho Salmon, California Sustainable Fisheries, Squid, Sardine and California Wetfish, and Aquaculture Development and Genetically Modified Salmon.

For additional information, contact: Tom Weseloh at Tom.Weseloh [at] asm.ca.gov or 707-445-7014.
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