Florida banning fishing over 261 square miles (AP/CNN) {Crist objects!}

[eppur_se_muova]

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) -- The largest marine reserve in North America is emerging on Florida's southwest coast.

Gov. Jeb Bush and his Cabinet voted 3-1 on Tuesday to approve a management plan banning fishing in a 61-square-mile section of Dry Tortugas National Park in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Straits about 75 miles west of Key West.

The new Research Natural Area will be added to the existing Tortugas Ecological Reserve, where fishing has been prohibited since 2001. Combined, the two areas will prohibit fishing in 261 square miles.

The plan is designed to help overfished species such as grouper and red snapper recover. It also will provide scientists with a living laboratory, and divers and other visitors with recreational and educational opportunities.
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The only dissenting vote was cast by Attorney General Charlie Crist, also Florida's governor-elect.
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not much more: http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/15/fla.fish.ap/index.html

[hatrack]

1. Dont' worry - I'm sure Crist will "take care of it" once his ass is in Jeb's Big Chair

:eyes:

[whistle]

2. Bush/Cheney are also secretly letting big oil interests get drilling rights

...in those protected areas, eh!

[seasat]

3. But, but Repugs told me Crist was pro-environment?!?!?

I knew he would show his true colors but I didn't think they'd pop out that quickly. Chameleon Charlie is pro-lobbyist. I wish there had been a greater discussion of environmental issues in the race because that was Jim Davis' strength. A couple of newspaper articles made out like Charlie would be an improvement over Jebbie. Yeah, right. Hopefully, one of the Florida Rags will get this story out. I'm not counting on it though.

[Platonium]

4. A drop in the bucket...

With all the political 'will' I've seen in my life, the oceans are already lost

Science study predicts collapse of all seafood fisheries by 2050
http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2006/november8/ocean-110806.html

its very sad indeed :(