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News Briefs
WORLD NEWS news briefs
By: Jordan B. Darling
LOCAL
Chula Vista Bayfront Ribbon Cutting Celebration
CHULA VISTA— The Port of San Diego, the City of Chula Vista, and Sun Communities Inc. held a ribbon cutting celebration for the Chula Vista Bayfront Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay and Sweetwater Bicycle Path and Promenade on May 4. This is the first of the projects for the 535-acre Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan to break ground. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay RV and attended by Port Commissioner Ann Moore, Chula Vista Mayor Mary Casillas Salas, Chula Vista Councilman and California Coastal Commission Chair Steve Padilla, Chula Vista Councilwoman Jill Galvez, Sun Communities Inc. President and COO John McLaren, and Port Vice President of Marketing and Communications Michael Brown. The Sun Outdoors San Diego Bay offers a mix of premium RV sites, vacation cottage rentals, a variety of upscale resort amenities, pool, gym, cafe, and bar. The bay is also next to the newly opened Sweetwater Path, Sweetwater Marsh, and Living Coast Discovery Center.
Three Dead After Suspected Smuggling Vessel Overturns off San Diego
SAN DIEGO— On May 2 a boat capsized off the coast of San Diego with 32 people aboard. At least three people died and several people were injured when the 40-foot cabin cruiser capsized near Point Loma. The boat is a suspected smuggling vessel, 28 of the people on board were undocumented non-citizens that have since been taken into custody by the U.S. Border Patrol.
“Every indication from our perspective was this was a smuggling vessel,” Jeff Stephenson, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said at a afternoon press conference. The boat hit an ocean reef before capsizing, several people were taken out to sea by rip currents. Officials did not reveal the origin of the boat, but a federal investigation is underway.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL
French Fishermen Hold Maritime Protest Over Lost Fishing Access
JERSEY, UNITED KINGDOM— The British Royal Navy and French Police patrolled the waters near the English Channel island of Jersey, where French fishermen were holding a maritime protest on May 6. Protestors set off flares and entered the main harbor in anger over the loss of access to the waters near the island. This is the first major clash between France and Britain over fishing rights as a result of Brexit. Post-Brexit rules now require fishermen to submit their past fishing activities to receive a license to fish in the waters. The French fishing community is railing against the post-Brexit rules claiming that some boats have operated around Jersey for years and are now suddenly restricted. There were 50 boats from French ports that joined the protest over licenses. Jersey government officials met with French fishermen on May 6 to discuss the situation.
Brazil Teams Up with Global Fishing Watch to Share Vessel-Tracking Data
BRAZIL—Brazil is the sixth LatinAmerican country to sign a data-sharing agreement with the Global Fishing Watch to publish its vessel-tracking data. The GFW, a partnership between Google and advocacy groups Oceana, and SkyTruth, is a website launched in 2016 that provides a global view of commercial fishing activities. Currently there are 200,000 vessels that are publishing their locations on the website. “This movement is quite symbolic of the transformative effort that actual mandate is putting aiming better management of fishery resources,” Brazil Aquaculture and Fisheries Secretariat Director Cadu Villaça told Seafood Source. The movement preaches sustainability through transparency and allows the public to track fishing vessels in real time.
CHARLESTON, W.VA.—A fishing guide in West Virginia reeled in a record-breaking musky, coming in at almost 40 pounds and measuring 54-inches long. Chase Gibson, a fishing guide in West Virginia, told WFXR Fox that he was fishing at Burnsville Lake near Clarksburg and Charleston when he caught the fish. After having the fish measured and certified by a biologist from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources for the state record, Gibson chose to release the fish after it was tagged, meaning the fish could break its own record.
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