How is it Australia is able to proclaim one third of the entire Great Barrier Reef to be a “no-fishing” zone, but in Monterey, California even the hint of constraining fishing is met with alarms about “red tape.” I think a lot of people around Monterey wonder what the term “sanctuary” means when it has no effect on fishing impact.
From The Monterey Herald: The sanctuary was established in 1992 and is meant to protect the ecosystem of 5,322 square miles of ocean, mostly in Monterey Bay. Fishermen said they agreed to support the designation of Monterey Bay as a "sanctuary" after being assured by then-Rep. Leon Panetta and others that the resulting agency would not try to impose limits … on fishing.
Posted by Randy Olson at August 12, 2004 04:00 PM