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MLPA Begins to Founder: Seaweed Rebellion July 2009

09 14 09 Privatization By Funding In 2004 the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and the Marisla Foundation created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve ocean ecosystems by providing funds to implement California's Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) through the MLPA Initiative. Using these funds, Resources Legacy Fund Foundation (RLFF) designed the Marine Protected Areas program to assist in the implementation of the MLPA and the creation of marine protected areas (MPAs) by the State of California. http://www.resourceslegacyfund.org/pages/p_marine.html On the other side of the coin: http://aquafornia.com/archives/9690 June 23, 2009 at 12:18 pm The Partnership for Sustainable Oceans, the organization that represents recreational fishing and boating interests, has asked Governor Schwarzenegger to suspend the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) planning and implementation process citing a lack of financial and scientific resources to support the designation of marine protected areas (MPAs). California’s State Legislative Joint Budget Committee recently voted to pull all general fund support - $4.8 million - for the MLPA. “The Committee’s desire to ‘back-fill’ those funds with bond funds dedicated to the Ocean Protection Council faces hurdles in the coming months,” Doerr further said. July 2009 URGENT update: Click on image to DOWNLOAD 9 page PDF 1.13mb Or Click  HERE  for 330kb version without graphic. Also DOWNLOAD 188kb PDF of the Public Hearing testimony from a Seaweed Rebel, August 5 2009, before the Commission: MLPA-Initiative: MAXXAM Is Back   Dr John Seidl and Barry Munitz the Moore Foundation, Resources Legacy Fund Foundation Astral Arts Mendocino registered as a Mendocino County business in the Spring of 2003. All artwork, media, audio, video, projet series names and individual titles are Copyright Protected ©2003 ©2004 ©2005 ©2006 ©2007 ©2008 ©2009 Author: Thomas DiFiore. All business logos and product line artwork, are marks with specific fonts used in the identification of goods or services as used in commerce, and are trademarks of the author or Astral Arts Mendocino.