Via the NCUPS and WPSV lists (NorCal Underwater Photo Society, Wildlife Photographers of Silicon Valley):
Please take personal action on this, and also distribute the attachment and
the body of the email below to all your friends, you list serves, business
clients, dive clubs, your dive shop owner, and friends.
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Save the Ed Rickett's Marine Reserve!
We need your help THIS WEEK!
Environmental groups are trading our Cannery Row and Carmel dive sites for
other areas in the State MLPA process. Ricketts Reserve is getting chopped
up and Carmel sites may have no protection. Divers need to make their
voices heard NOW!
ATTEND THESE MEETINGS!
Give public comment or just fill the room.
November 29, 12:30PM
DFG – Blue Ribbon Task Force Meeting
Embassy Suites Hotel
1441 Canyon del Rey
Seaside, California 93955
December 6 & 7, 12:00PM
DFG – Stakeholder Meeting
The Beach Resort Monterey
Alones and Cabrillo Conference Rooms
2600 Sand Dunes Drive
Monterey, CA 93940
EMAIL YOUR OPINION NOW!
MLPAComment@resources.ca.gov (Governing Body)
YScuba@californiadivers.com (Jesus Ruiz, MLPA Diver Rep)
TALKING POINTS:
(You only have 2 minutes for spoken comments. Send an email with added
detail.)
1) Tell them about you and your diving history. How much do you, your
friends, or students dive in Monterey? Speak about how special diving a
kelp forest can be.
2) Ask that the Ricketts Park get “full reserve protection” from Breakwater
to Lovers Point… NO kelp harvesting, NO spearfishing, NO MORE diver
hookings at the Breakwater!
3) State that you oppose the “Conservation Proposal” and want greater
protection along Cannery Row, Carmel, and south of Point Lobos. The
environmental groups are chopping up Ricketts and caving into fishermen
pressure…. giving up our dive sites.
The diving community has been working for 12 years to save our special
sites. This is our chance to make it happen. Please help!
Sincerely,
Berkley White, Backscatter
Chuck Tribolet, BA_Diving
Phil Sammet, Cypress Sea
Ryan Koonce, Monterey Bay Dive Center
Relentless Inquiry 
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