Ecotrust in the News
San Diego Union-Tribune
January 14, 2009
by Mike Lee (contact)
Anglers' aid urged in sea-life effort
Goal is expansion of marine reserves
The idea seems outrageous: asking commercial and recreational anglers to divulge their best fishing spots to a nonprofit conservation group called Ecotrust.
But that's what state officials are doing to give fishermen a greater — and more scientifically sound — voice in the high-stakes process of expanding California's marine protected areas, which ban or limit fishing and other seafood harvesting to safeguard sea life.
Despite initial skepticism, fishermen credit Oregon-based Ecotrust with mapping the most valuable fishing zones and helping decision-makers lessen the economic effects of expanding harvest restrictions.
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