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CALIFORNIA BOATING BOATING NEWS NEWS SINCE SINCE 1971 1971 CALIFORNIA
EXECUTIVE SAILING 101: NEW YEAR’S ACTIONS HALT NEW RESOLUTIONS FOR BOATERS
CALENDAR WHAT IS FISH EVENT SPAWNING, AND FESTIVAL OF WHALES, DOES IT AFFECT YOUR FISHING?
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he new year has brought in Gavin Newsom’s proposed newovernor recreational groundfish 2021-22 budget, released Jan. 8, includes regulations that the CDFW a proposal to raise the vessel renewal are intwo the angler’s feebelieves from $20 every years to $70 every two best years interest while catering to the deficit in the to help stabilize a $52 million decline in certain species.Revolving P. 10 Fund. P. 8 Harbors and Watercraft
Proposed Budget Includes Potential 250% Increase In Vessel Registration Fee
FISH GET SICK TOO— BUT SHOULD ANGLERS BE CONCERNED?
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hile we linger in flu season, it’s a reminder that we aren’t the only ones who get sick– so do fish. But is it something for anglers to worry about? In addition, here is what to look for and the effects a sick fish can have on humans, the environment, its habitat, and the fishing industry. P. 12
DANA POINT PORT OF SAN DIEGO TESTING RECOGNIZED OUT NEW TIDE POOL ARMOR AS A WHALE AS COASTAL PROTECTION HERITAGE SITE ON HARBOR ISLAND SOMETHING TO CONSIDER— THE IMPORTANCE
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nized as the first Whale company ECOncrete will demonstrate avigating the people and weight on your boat ensures safety for all.interHere Heritage site in North and study a new design of ECOncrete’s are suggestions for coordinating the weight onboard. P. 11 America and one of four locking Coastalock Tide Pool Armor in two difin the world by the World ferent locations on Harbor Island, a man-made Cetacean Alliance. P. 20 peninsula only a few hundred feet wide. P. 11
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