MLPA Closures Will Start Jan 1

[PAL]

I just finished combing through the OAL document. The maps at WON appeared accurate except for Laguna, where the Lat / Lons changed since the article went live. The story is once again up to date, but minus zoomed in views of the revised Laguna numbers.

For now the best I can do is the attached DFG map. If someone here can plot the these numbers on an aerial photo and zoom in to the boundaries, I'd appreciate the help.

Laguna Beach SMCA (triangle blue section in detail map): No fishing!



Boundary Description

This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the

following points in the order listed:


Revised boundaries:


33° 30.800' N. lat. 117 45.631' W. long.;
33° 30.800' N. lat. 117 49.200' W. long.;
33° 30.050' N. lat. 117 49.200' W. long.; and
33° 30.050' N. lat. 117 44.771' W. long.




Laguna Beach SMR (above, in red): No fishing.



Boundary Description

This area is bounded by the mean high tide line and straight lines connecting the

following points in the order listed:


Revised boundaries:


33° 33.233' N. lat. 117 49.200' W. long.;
33° 30.800' N. lat. 117 49.200' W. long.; and
33° 30.800' N. lat. 117 45.631' W. long.

Here's the updated WON cheat sheet:

http://www.wonews.com/Blog.aspx?id=9...lusive-maps%20

[The Kid]

Well, just around the corner and here we go. Remember guys that they do annual assessments to dictate whether or not the closure has a positive impact on the area. The fight never stops! Keep up the hard work, thanks Paul, and make sure that everyone passes along the information. Majority of the anglers in California still have no idea what is about to happen. Educate each other. The fact is they are going to say the closures are working even though it will have no impact at all. That how they are going to get paid! Working together to prevent another year of this hopeless endeavor should be our next priority. I am occupying the area on the 1st, let's get it together and get people to notice.