Help us Succeed in the MLPA!
Sign-Up Now to Participate in Vital MLPA Survey on Recreational Fishing

As part of the Implementation of the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), Ecotrust is conducting a survey of where recreational anglers fish along the south coast of California. The project is designed to provide socioeconomic information to the MLPA Initiative and the information collected in this project will improve upon what is currently available regarding recreational fisheries. Your participation is vital to ensure that the areas anglers value the most remain open to recreational fishing.

To register, visit http://www.ecotrust.org/mlpa/interview_signup. You may also register by contacting Jon Bonkoski at 503.467.0804.

During the summer months of 2008 (June through August) Ecotrust personnel will use both in-person interviews and a web-based survey to interview approximately 700 recreational fishermen along the south coast of California. For the personal interviews, Ecotrust personnel will contact fishermen directly and arrange for interviews. All information collected in the interviews is anonymous and confidential on the individual level.
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The Marine Life Protection Act is upon Southern California. Help us with the fight. Please download the pdf files below and participate in the process.

Letter of Support	Observation Procedures	Sampling Form

The Sportfishing Association of California, commonly known as SAC, is a non-profit industry organization consisting of sportfishing landing owners, skippers, crews, sportfishing and live bait hauling boat owners, and sportdive boat owners whose principal home ports range from Morro Bay to San Diego. SAC's membership includes over 175 open-party and charter boats ranging in length from 45 to 120 feet and running from 23 different landings, as well as carrying between 700,000 and 1 million passengers a year to local coastal banks and islands, and into Mexican waters. The monetary investment in this huge fleet totals close to $80 million, with shoreside support facilities for the fleet employing about 4,000 persons. We invite you to browse our site, become informed about all the pending legislative and regulatory issues by clicking on the SAC Updates button, and take an active role by supporting SAC.