tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post5606158401478841730..comments2023-11-02T04:18:45.711-07:00Comments on blogfish: California protects ocean ecosystemsMark Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-54340986479989497452007-05-09T09:51:00.000-07:002007-05-09T09:51:00.000-07:00Read and comment on this subject in a new blogfish...<A HREF="http://blogfishx.blogspot.com/2007/05/why-we-need-ocean-refuges-in-california.html" REL="nofollow">Read and comment on this subject in a new blogfish lead story.</A> <BR/><BR/>Blogfish listens, and <A HREF="http://blogfishx.blogspot.com/2007/04/california-protects-ocean-ecosystems.html#5703175558587478222" REL="nofollow">a sincere commenter asks why MPAs (ocean refuges) in California</A>Mark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-57031755585874782222007-05-08T21:22:00.000-07:002007-05-08T21:22:00.000-07:00Mark,Ok, enough about foreign longliners as they d...Mark,<BR/>Ok, enough about foreign longliners as they don't apply to MPA's. My point was that MPA's do nothing to solve that problem. That's all. <BR/><BR/>I never blamed US fisheries on foreign longliners. They're just a problems with our oceans that I'm opinionated about. Perhaps I never should have mentioned it. It really has nothing to do with MPA's since they're not a problem inside ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-27136753521778481352007-05-08T20:28:00.000-07:002007-05-08T20:28:00.000-07:00MPA can exclude foreign or US longliners, and ofte...MPA can exclude foreign or US longliners, and often make it easy to identify poachers since legal fishermen avoid the area. <BR/><BR/>Blaming US fishery woes on foreign longliners is silly, that's an outdated complaint. Where US fish are in trouble we have only ourselves to blame. <BR/><BR/>I believe in truly sustainable use of fish and other resources. That doesn't necessarily mean MSY as Mark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-1853507199420424702007-05-08T17:36:00.000-07:002007-05-08T17:36:00.000-07:00I'm sorry that you interpreted my response as me n...I'm sorry that you interpreted my response as me not caring about conservation. I'm not really sure what I wrote to make you feel this way.<BR/>Wouldn't you agree that MPA's do nothing about foreign longliners and poachers? I'm confused by your response to this.<BR/>The point I meant to make was that there are quite a few MPA's already in existence (80+, in fact). I definitely did not suggest Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-55956078679922894482007-05-06T21:19:00.000-07:002007-05-06T21:19:00.000-07:00Brett,You suggest everything is fine, but check ou...Brett,<BR/>You suggest everything is fine, but check out NOAA's annual report to congress, there are many stocks still overfished. You suggest MPAs are everywhere, but that's simply wrong. And blaming foreign longliners and poachers is lame, those excuses went out with the 200 mile limit in 1976. Sorry that conservation doesn't sit well with you, it's the wave of the future.<BR/><BR/>MarkMark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-44091773553370781442007-05-05T16:21:00.000-07:002007-05-05T16:21:00.000-07:00The US commercial fishing industry has taken a lot...The US commercial fishing industry has taken a lot of steps in the last 10-20 years to curb overfishing (limited entry, vessel buy-backs, etc.), and results have been great. There are no fisheries inside of 3 miles that are currently overfished, and all stocks are healthy or recovering. Additionally, MPA's in California are far from a new thing. There are already 80+ marine reserves already inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com