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Urge the California Fish and Game Commission to Hold a Series of Scoping Meetings for the South Coast Phase of the MLPA The Commission plans to railroad the process and hold just one meeting for the entire South Coast

Background

In order to gather information essential to the development of Environmental Impact Reports for the implementation of marine protected areas (MPAs) along the Central and North Central Coasts, the California Fish and Game Commission held a series of scoping meetings under the state's Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA). The purpose of the scoping meetings was to solicit input from other agencies, the public, stakeholder organizations and other interested parties on issues related to the potential environmental effects of the MPA proposals being considered.

This is not the case with the South Coast. In an attempt to meet rushed and arbitrary deadlines, the Fish and Game Commission plans to hold only one scoping meeting for the entire South Coast at a date, time and location to be determined. Given the complexity and heightened controversy surrounding the South Coast process, multiple public scoping meetings are essential to ensure that all the potential impacts of MPAs throughout the South Coast region are heard.

What You Can Do

Send the letter below to the Fish and Game Commission urging them to hold more than one scoping meeting on the South Coast MPA Project Environmental Impact Report. Without stakeholder input, the Commission will continue to unnecessarily accelerate the process and ignore the need for further input. Send your letter today!

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As you continue the preparation process for the South Coast’s Marine Protected Areas Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), I am writing to request that you hold more than one public scoping meeting in the region, consistent with the previous phases of the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA).

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