FREE PREVIEW No. 1018 Fred Hall Show returns to Long


Beach March 2-6 The Fred Hall Fishing Tackle and Boat Shows spotlights the latest must-have sportfishing gear, tackle, fishing boats, marine accessories, camping gear and diving, shooting and hunting products, along with hundreds of resorts, land- ings, lodges and outfitters that are ready to book outdoor adventures, P. 23


In Memoriam:


Robert Kearns Last month Point Loma Yacht Club lost Robert “Bob” Kearns, who was a fixture at the club and was known as Mr. PLYC, P. 13


Newport Beach Harbor Commission looks ahead to


future projects Rounding up interest in dredging proj- ects, possibly funding a public pier with private money, and bringing back an anchorage were among the topics broached at a recent Newport Beach Harbor Commission meeting, P. 8


Rockfish season reopens on


March 1 Southern California anglers had to travel into Mexican waters to fish for rockfish- groundfish since the annual two-month closure went into effect on New Year’s Day. The end of this year’s closure is March 1. When the closure comes to an end and the season reopens Southern California anglers will once again be able to fish for rockfish/groundfish on the United States side of the Mexico Border, P. 30


Marine, boatyard operators warned to prepare for


sea level rise A manager with the University of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Center told attendees at a Jan. 29 seminar in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida marina and boatyard opera- tors could face increasing costs to maintain, retrofit or upgrade their respective venues to prepare for or respond to the impacts of sea level rise, P. 12


Coastal Commission ouster


Council allows Balboa Marina West restaurant


spawns new legislation Assembly members Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) and Mark Stone (D-Scotts Valley) announced plans to introduce legislation pro- hibiting lobbyists from wooing a commissioner’s support with- out the public’s knowledge, P. 3


to go forward The Newport Beach City Council recent- ly rejected an


appeal of a planned waterfront restaurant at Balboa Marina, allowing the project to go forward. The project will, however, include noise mitigation measures, P. 10


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Harbor Preparedness: What can boaters do when calamity strikes?


What recourse do boaters have when disastrous events strike and cause expensive property damage, such as the shoaling that just occurred at the entrance of Ventura Harbor or the boats that were damaged in San Diego during an El Niño storm? P. 16


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