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	Dave Pfeiffer Honored with Bill Ray Award In 1988 Bill Ray and Bill Shedd founded United Anglers of Southern California. They didn’t really have a mission statement but Bill Shedd says, “One of Bill Ray’s favorite quotes was “let’s leave one for the next guy.” That about sums up what United Anglers of... read more ››

	New ‘Marine Reserve’ Network Doesn’t Protect The Ocean A new network of controversial "marine protected areas" went into effect on the North Coast from Point Arena to the Oregon border on December 19, completing the statewide network from the Oregon to the Mexican border created under the privately funded Marine Life... read more ››

	Groups blast Brown regime for squandering opportunity to restore Delta Three prominent environmental coalitions - Friends of the River, the Environmental Water Caucus and Restore the Delta - slammed the Brown Administration today for "squandering the opportunity" to create a Delta Plan that would "restore and heal" the Delta through... read more ››

	Delta Fish Populations Reach Record Low Levels The abundance of Delta fish species documented in the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s fall midwater trawl survey plummeted again in 2012, after a temporary increase among Delta smelt and other species in 2011. This record low abundance was predicted by... read more ››

	NOAA seeks public comment on expanding marine sanctuaries In a move welcomed by environmentalists, fishermen and Tribal members, the federal government announced on December 20 it will begin a public process to review the expansion of the boundaries for the Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank national marine... read more ››

	MLPA Initiative based on incomplete and terminally flawed science On the day that alleged "marine protected areas" went into effect on the North Coast, the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) released its new "Guide to the Northern California Marine Protected Areas." A press release from the DFG on December 19 claimed, "This... read more ››

	Obama administration gives tentative approval to Frankenfish On December 21, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a draft environmental assessment (EA) finding, in spite of much evidence to the contrary, that genetically engineered (GE) AquaAdvantage salmon pose no risk to the environment. The document claimed... read more ››

	LA Times Greenwashes Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative Alleged “marine reserve” network doesn’t protect the ocean Today’s LA Times article, “California's marine reserve network now complete," claims that "California officials today completed the largest network of undersea parks in the continental United States — 848... read more ››

	MWD to vote on support for state legislation to raise Shasta Dam The Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California will vote December 11 on a proposal including the raising of Shasta Dam as a "state legislative action priority." The MWD staff recommends support for "administrative/legislative actions to remove existing... read more ››

	Federal judge upholds habitat protections for green sturgeon Efforts to restore a prehistoric fish, the green sturgeon, received a big boost with a court ruling on Friday, November 30. A federal judge upheld the designation of 8.6 million acres of critical habitat for the threatened green sturgeon in California, Oregon and... read more ››