MLPA MEETING 10-20-10

[TOMMY]

You guys like to fish................Are you going to help???? Cede
your time, or talk.
I've got room in my truck for 3.
call me 760-473-8832

[Nunya Bizness]

We REALLY NEED everyone to be there!  It's local here in San Diego and much easier to get to than the Long Beach meetings!  Here is the link in Bloodydecks with the info.  Let us know if you can be there by posting in the thread so we can plan for plenty of food and shirts for all.

Thank you,

 

Maggie

 

http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/marine-life-protection-act-initiative-mlpa/280046-we-need-you-300-fishermen-attend-speak-cede-time-dfg-comm-mtg-san-diego.html

 

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From: TOMMY <tommy...@yahoo.com>
To: Oceanside Anglers Club <oceanside-a...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thu, October 14, 2010 5:53:53 PM
Subject: MLPA MEETING 10-20-10

[TOMMY]

Speaking will start at around 10AM or thereafter on Wednesday, Oct.
20th, 2010. Our side plans to converge by 9AM at the meeting site Four
Points by Sheraton (8110 Aero Drive San Diego, CA).

When you arrive, and it shouldn't be any later than about 9 am, you
need to find the info table and grab a speaker card. Next, decide
whether you want to speak or cede your speaking time.

What is ceded time? Every person who fills out a speaker card will get
somewhere between one and three minutes. Some people with important
messages to send will need more. You can give them your time, but not
on a 1:1 trade. It might take 10 cards for one more minute, but that's
ok. That's why we need A LOT of people.

For example, during previous meetings Big Joe had a slide show to
discuss many important fishing related concerns. He came with slides
that back up his points. Others have points for region-specific or CA-
wide fishing interests and may need your cede time.

If you want to tell the Commission a thing or two, here are a few
starting places:

1. The recent court ruling is clear. The Blue Ribbon Task Force and
Science Advisory Team are state agencies. They didn't follow state
open meeting rules. The record appears to show decisions were reached
behind closed doors. The were other irregularities. South Coast MLPA
work must be suspended until these serious issues are resolved.

2. We support RSG Proposal 2, the true cross-interest plan created by
anglers, harbor communities. Proposal two strikes a fair balance in
Malibu, it preserves public access and safety, especially in Laguna.
The IPA's La Jolla plan will concentrate fishing activity in a small
area, again causing safety issues. It preserves the existing reserve
boundaries, which are well known to the public and designated via
shore-side signs and buoys on the water. Etc.

3. You could also limit your comments to the IPA (Integrated Preferred
Alternative), which the Commission is considering. There are
significant issues in play, including whether to expand various IPA
sub-region maps. We already know that Coast Keepers and others will
push for larger closures and even Map 3 shapes. We have to watch these
closely.

Logistic Update (October 14, 2010)

The Watermen's Alliance will have a table, and that's where you can
find the organizers. Everyone will have name tags but the key
organizers for ceding time and speaker coordination will be easy to
recognize, due to what they will wear (trust me on this point--we took
your feedback that it was hard to find the key people at past
meetings). We coordinate and share resources for all the conservation
fishermen.

This is an open forum and we can't openly discuss in advance speaking
points, what we wear (because you bet some joker is going to wear the
same and try to collect speaking cards from some first-timer fisherman
attendee), etc.. But on the day at the venue, the information will be
clearly posted, speaking points will be printed, copied, and made
available, and the organizers will be distinctive in what they wear so
if you have time card to give, need speaking point, or need time, you
can easily find someone who can help.

Oh, and the Watermen's Alliance table is where you go to get
information about pizza, t-shirts, etc... Look for us.
__________________
Joe Nguyen - Zenspearo


You can keep updated by checking their site: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meetings_sc.asp


October 20-21, 2010
Four Points by Sheraton
8110 Aero Drive
San Diego, CA