By Ed Zieralski
STAFF WRITER

July 1, 2008

Anglers wishing to learn more about how the Marine Life Protection Act will affect waters off San Diego can attend two public workshops next week.

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After holding meetings in Santa Barbara, Oxnard, Santa Monica and Huntington Beach, the state Department of Fish and Game moves south for workshops July 9 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 6450 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad; and July 10 at the Holiday Inn Express in Old Town, 3900 Old Town Ave., San Diego.

The meetings run from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The DFG says the goal of its workshops is to “orient people to the MLPA Initiative and its South Coast Project,” which covers waters from Point Conception to the California border with Mexico, including offshore islands.

DFG representatives will invite questions and solicit input on the process.

Windy conditions

Just as the fishing season was about to turn on, the winds blew Sunday and yesterday to slow down things.

Captain Chuck Taft, who had a 1½ -day trip scheduled to leave tonight on his Sea Adventure 80, postponed it – possibly until tomorrow night – because of projected high winds and rough seas. Taft's brother, Bob, fishing yesterday on his Top Gun 80, had 10 albacore but reported high seas made it treacherous for anglers on the boat.

“Bobby said fishermen had a real hard time getting around the boat,” Chuck Taft said.

Taft said anglers wishing to go out tomorrow should check H&M Landing early in the day to see if the boat is leaving. Call (619) 222-1144.

Decoy carving

Chula Vista's Del Herbert has received an endowment from the Ward Foundation and the National Arts Program (nationalartsprogram.org) to teach decoy carving to six new carvers. There is no cost to the students, and Herbert will provide the initial hand tools needed.

Herbert said the intent of the program is to promote decoy carving, an American art form that is more than 2,000 years old, originating with the American Indians. The finished decoys will go to the Ward Museum in Salisbury, Md., in October, where they'll be judged in the Chesapeake Challenge as part of the National Arts Program. For information, call Herbert at (619) 421-1034.

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Ed Zieralski: (619) 293-1225; ed.zieralski@uniontrib.com

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