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Quote:</p> Vast protected area approved off S. Calif. coast (AP) &ndash; 1 day ago

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) &mdash; State wildlife regulators voted Wednesday to create a zone of protected areas off the Southern California coast where fishing and other activities will be restricted or banned.</p>

The Fish and Game Commission listened to hours of public comment before approving the marine protected area along a 250-mile arc of coastline from the Mexican border to Santa Barbara County.</p>

&quot;This is a landmark decision and a major step forward,&quot; said Kaitilin Gaffney, a Pacific program director for Ocean Conservancy. &quot;Do I wish it was a bigger step? Sure but it's a huge step forward for ocean conservation.&quot;</p>

To comply with the state's Marine Life Protection Act of 1999, California's 1,100-mile coast was divided into five sections. Two protected areas were previously created in Northern and Central California. Southern California is the third area to undergo the process.</p>

The establishment of such areas has been a particularly thorny issue in Southern California, where conservationists, fishermen and seaside business interests have collided.</p>

The commission voted 3-2 in favor of the protected area. Supporters clapped when the vote was cast. Many had urged the panel to increase the size of the protected locations within the reserve.</p>

The process appeared to have done little to quell opposition, even though the proposal has been in the works for two years and was aired at dozens of public hearings.</p>

Fishing industry experts expressed concern about the survival of their industry. California Fisheries Coalition manager Vern Goehring and others predicted lawsuits.</p>

&quot;The public image or message that proponents are giving is this is a great thing protecting the ocean,&quot; Goehring said. &quot;But in reality, most people know if you regulate fishing &mdash; which is already regulated &mdash; it doesn't do anything new about water quality, coastal development and other threats.&quot;</p>

The comments did not dissuade supporters on the panel including Richard Rogers, the commission vice president, who invited opponents to &quot;bring it.&quot; He promised to do everything he could to bring back the days when fish were plentiful in Southern California.</p>

&quot;It is not for us to be put off by legal action &mdash; we're threatened by legal action almost on a daily basis,&quot; he said.</p>

Others on the commission worried about what such restrictions would do to the fishing industry, which already is struggling with an economic downturn. Commissioner Daniel Richards also said he did not think the agency would be capable of enforcement in the protected areas because of budget constraints.</p>

&quot;The reality is,&quot; he said, &quot;we're completely and totally unable to truly monitor this.&quot;</p>

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Copyright &copy; 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. </p>

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<h3>NOAA&rsquo;s Prediction for Active Season Realized; Slow Eastern Pacific Season Sets Record</h3>

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Hurricanes Karl, Igor and Julia (from left to right on Sept. 16) were part of the onslaught of Atlantic storms this season.</p>

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According to NOAA the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season, which ends tomorrow, was one of the busiest on record. In contrast, the eastern North Pacific season had the fewest storms on record since the satellite era began.</p>

In the Atlantic Basin a total of 19 named storms formed &ndash; tied with 1887 and 1995 for third highest on record. Of those, 12 became hurricanes &ndash; tied with 1969 for second highest on record. Five of those reached major hurricane status of Category 3 or higher.</p>

These totals are within the ranges predicted in NOAA&rsquo;s seasonal outlooks issued on May 27 (14-23 named storms; 8-14 hurricanes; 3-7 major hurricanes) and August 5 (14-20 named storms; 8-12 hurricanes; 4-6 major hurricanes). An average Atlantic season produces 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.</p><div class="rightAlignImage width300">[Only registered and activated users can see links Click here to register]


2010 track map for the Atlantic Basin.</p>

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Large-scale climate features strongly influenced this year&rsquo;s hurricane activity, as they often do. This year, record warm Atlantic waters, combined with the favorable winds coming off Africa and weak wind shear aided by La Ni&ntilde;a energized developing storms. The 2010 season continues the string of active hurricane seasons that began in 1995.</p>

But short-term weather patterns dictate where storms actually travel and in many cases this season, that was away from the United States. The jet stream&rsquo;s position contributed to warm and dry conditions in the eastern U.S. and acted as a barrier that kept many storms over open water. Also, because many storms formed in the extreme eastern Atlantic, they re-curved back out to sea without threatening land.</p>

&ldquo;As NOAA forecasters predicted, the Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most active on record, though fortunately most storms avoided the U.S. For that reason, you could say the season was a gentle giant,&rdquo; said Jack Hayes, Ph.D., director of NOAA&rsquo;s National Weather Service.</p>

Other parts of the Atlantic basin weren&rsquo;t as fortunate. Hurricane Tomas brought heavy rain to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, and several storms, including Alex, battered eastern Mexico and Central America with heavy rain, mudslides and deadly flooding.</p><div class="rightAlignImage width300">[Only registered and activated users can see links Click here to register]


2010 track map for the eastern North Pacific Basin.</p>

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Though La Ni&ntilde;a helped to enhance the Atlantic hurricane season, it also suppressed storms from forming and strengthening in the eastern North Pacific. Of that region&rsquo;s seven named storms this year, three grew into hurricanes and two of those became major hurricanes. This is the fewest named storms (previous record low was eight in 1977) and the fewest hurricanes (previous record low was four in 1969, 1970, 1977 and 2007) on record since the satellite era began in the mid-1960s. An average eastern North Pacific season produces 15 named storms, nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes.</p>

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