What Good Are Private Lands

Arch Richardson:

• Economics is based on Abalone to all business and towns
• Private lands have not impacted off shore commercial or recreational fishing
• Private lands have protected and managed the take within the marine ecosystem
• Private lands have taken the enforcement pressure off law enforcement agencies and patrol there investment and or heritage
• Private lands have fewer rescues and garbage, in contrast with parks
• Private lands should not be in the same equation as or with economics
• State Marine Reserves in front of private lands hurt the sports angler who enters by boat to what currently exist as de facto reserves
• Private lands have something to look at on the beaches: shells, sea life in general
• Private lands have paid their taxes over the years to the State of California. State and County Parks DO NOT
• Private landowners learn first-hand, not out of book
• Private landowners and their guests do not pick up seal pups
• I personally use big hooks to prevent “by catch”
• Private landowners do not fish commercially but mostly for food