California and Marine No-Fishing Zones
California’s coastal waters are home to some of the best-managed and healthiest fisheries in the world. Despite the fact that current fisheries management is working, the state, backed by several well-funded environmental organizations, is attempting to take recreational anglers off the water through the implementation of the state’s 1999 Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), which requires the formation of a network of marine protected areas in California’s coastal waters, including marine reserves which prohibit recreational fishing.
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