Having grown up in the waters off Del Mar surfing, diving and fishing, this issue is a dilemma for me: on one hand, I am a strong conservationist when it comes to our coast. However, I guess I'm not a fan of being prohibited from being able to fish or take otherwise legal sealife while diving in my backyard. Our freedoms are dwindling fast enough. That said, the City has made a similar recommendation, protecting the wishes of Del Martians from federal bureaucrats when it comes to our beautiful waters of Del Mar.  Read on...
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Del Mar City Council has selected its preferred plan for the Marine Life Protection Act, one that has minimal impact to Del Mar.

Council members said they prefer "Option Three," which offers strong protection in La Jolla and shifts the Marine Protected Area north of Del Mar to Swami's. The San Diego Coastkeeper organization and Del Mar's scientific advisory teams also prefer this option.

"We like proposal three because it doesn't put our entire community in a protected area where we're not sure what we can do," said Mayor Crystal Crawford.

"We're in favor of marine preservation and proposal three does the best job of meeting the goals of the MLPA, which is to preserve habitats and marine populations," Councilmember Donald Mosier said. Click here for the entire article.