hellwoman
11-30-2007, 09:13 AM
And don't forget the Channel Isles are a part of this mess, what one sanctuary does they all copy...it doesn't matter where the location is, its a water grab of epic proportions for the future generations to have no rights....Shawn Alladio
AWA Supports PWC in Channel IslandsPosted 7.19.06The AWA protect The Right to Ride of PWC enthusiasts everywhere, and added to the chorus against prejudicial regulation off the Ventura coasts of California!
A different and discordant tune rang in a public hearing on the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary draft management plan drew 35 people to Santa Barbara, California, on June 27 with public comments mostly a parade of envirocrats and local Chumash cultural interests.
Much of the recommendation in the plan is based on information from other islands hundreds of miles away, and the Good People from coast to coast were asked to make public comment by e-mail or fax prior to the now-expired comment deadline.
The "no access" contingent was countered at the public meeting by the presence of the American Watercraft Association and Raynor Tsuneyoshi of the California Department of Boating and Waterways.
The plan, released for public comment on May 15, is represented by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as several years of study, planning and extensive public input. But as drafted, it eschews input from California's DBW and other watercraft interests and discriminates against PWC with regulation more stringent than applied to other Class A craft.
Tsuneyoshi spoke eloquently at Santa Barbara, stating that "today's personal watercraft have four-stroke engines and are some of the cleanest boats operating of any kind" while pointing out the dated two-stroke craft depicted in images attached to the plan's presentation. Tsuneyoshi noted the more affluent and responsible demographic that comprises the current community of watercraft enthusiasts.
Aside from using outdated or unfounded misinformation for the machines, the NOAA also seemingly based PWC restrictions in the Channel Islands NMS draft management plan on those imposed at the Gulf of Farallones and elsewhere, with no new or site specific justifications for the proposed PWC prohibitions.
Designated in 1980, the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is the nation's fourth largest national marine sanctuary and encompasses the four northern Channel Islands (San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and Anacapa) and Santa Barbara Island off the coast of southern California. The sanctuary spans approximately 1,243 square nautical miles. The Santa Barbara Channel is highly traveled with maritime shipping, commercial fisheries, recreational fishing, and other boating and recreational activities.
The draft management plan is available at www.channelislands.noaa.gov; by request via e-mail to: mp.request@noaa.gov; at the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary office, or by request via phone at (805) 884-1464.
AWA Supports PWC in Channel IslandsPosted 7.19.06The AWA protect The Right to Ride of PWC enthusiasts everywhere, and added to the chorus against prejudicial regulation off the Ventura coasts of California!
A different and discordant tune rang in a public hearing on the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary draft management plan drew 35 people to Santa Barbara, California, on June 27 with public comments mostly a parade of envirocrats and local Chumash cultural interests.
Much of the recommendation in the plan is based on information from other islands hundreds of miles away, and the Good People from coast to coast were asked to make public comment by e-mail or fax prior to the now-expired comment deadline.
The "no access" contingent was countered at the public meeting by the presence of the American Watercraft Association and Raynor Tsuneyoshi of the California Department of Boating and Waterways.
The plan, released for public comment on May 15, is represented by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as several years of study, planning and extensive public input. But as drafted, it eschews input from California's DBW and other watercraft interests and discriminates against PWC with regulation more stringent than applied to other Class A craft.
Tsuneyoshi spoke eloquently at Santa Barbara, stating that "today's personal watercraft have four-stroke engines and are some of the cleanest boats operating of any kind" while pointing out the dated two-stroke craft depicted in images attached to the plan's presentation. Tsuneyoshi noted the more affluent and responsible demographic that comprises the current community of watercraft enthusiasts.
Aside from using outdated or unfounded misinformation for the machines, the NOAA also seemingly based PWC restrictions in the Channel Islands NMS draft management plan on those imposed at the Gulf of Farallones and elsewhere, with no new or site specific justifications for the proposed PWC prohibitions.
Designated in 1980, the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is the nation's fourth largest national marine sanctuary and encompasses the four northern Channel Islands (San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, and Anacapa) and Santa Barbara Island off the coast of southern California. The sanctuary spans approximately 1,243 square nautical miles. The Santa Barbara Channel is highly traveled with maritime shipping, commercial fisheries, recreational fishing, and other boating and recreational activities.
The draft management plan is available at www.channelislands.noaa.gov; by request via e-mail to: mp.request@noaa.gov; at the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary office, or by request via phone at (805) 884-1464.