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Posted on December 13 at 8 a.m.
What no one seems to know is that the Fishermens Oil Response Team (FORT), is a group of fishermen who represent the Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara, were among the first on the scene. The fishermen are trained and certified to handle HAZMAT situations. The fishermen's quick response, local knowledge, oil spill clean up training and enthusiasm was crucial in the successfull clean up of the spill. The fishermen have been trained and are prepared 24/7 to respond to oil spills anywhere they are needed.
Posted on August 1 at 9:26 p.m.
Very succinct. Easy for even the most blind environmentally conscious radicals to understand. No agenda, just the facts. I think it was the best few paragraphs on the issue that I have read. Good writing. I am surprised they published it.
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Posted on June 27 at 11:28 a.m.
Great article. I dove for abalones commercially starting in 1968 until the fishery closed and participated in one of the surveys. This article is the most objective and accurate of any I can remember. However, there is a inaccuracy that I would like to point out. An inaccuracy that may seem small to the uninformed, yet is most revellent.
While Jessica Alstatt has the ability to charm abalone off the rock, she neglected to point out an important fact. The surveys mentioned in the article were conducted without flash lights. Flash lights allow a diver to look deep into cracks, crevasses and ledges where the small abalone live until big enough to defend themselves in the open. An important point in light of her purported statement regarding abalone recruitment. Actually, the design of the surveys mentioned were to notice emerging abs only and not those that were too small to be safe in the open. This distinction while very important in putting her statement in perspective does not detract from an otherwise accurate article. Truly, a rare treat from the Independent.
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Posted on December 24 at 9:14 a.m.
"Fishers" is a way to describe someone who fishes. While fishermen may have been more definitive for you, there are also females in the fishing business, hence "fishers" is used. "Fishers" describes all the different kinds of fishing pursuits...........generic. according to Webster........"one that fishes." Kapeesh?
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