Need some ammo for the MLPA meeting?

[dos ballenas]

Originally Posted by tattuna

Keep in mind the MLPA is about MARINE HABITAT, not low fish stocks. If you start talking about slot limits or fish in general they'll cut you off.

yes, you're right... but one of the main arguments the environmentalist use is that fish stocks are depleted, and they seem to think that marine protected areas will change this...

[tattuna]

Originally Posted by dos ballenas

yes, you're right... but one of the main arguments the environmentalist use is that fish stocks are depleted, and they seem to think that marine protected areas will change this...

You're right as well. I just wanted to point that out because I've seen then cut people short all the time for addressing fisheries instead of kelp, reefs, rocks, coral, etc.