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Letters/Online Comments Reader Q&A By Lindsey Glasgow

RE: Sportfishing Industry Starts Petition Calling for Changes to CARB’s Proposed Engine

Regulations (JUNE 25-JULY 8)

“I have [found] Governor Newsom to be extremely open to economic concerns. Please sign the petition and pursue this issue on your own by contacting your local state representatives, as well as sending a personal letter to the Governor.” — Rich Holland

RE: Ventura County Harbor Department Director Mark Sandoval Announces Retirement

(JULY 9-JULY 23)

“Mark Sandoval is one of the fi nest men I have ever known. In the year of 2002, I needed to go to the La Jolla VA hospital to take a pre-op exam for my second heart valve replacement. Because of a number of disabilities, I had no way to get there. So, he and Marine Patrol Offi cer Martin Arroyo took me. It was a great trip and his support helped more than I can say. It was a great privilege to know him. He did a great job in Long Beach and I will be forever grateful. Good luck Mark in all matters.” — Curt Ensign

RE: Catalina Island To-Do

Bucket List (JULY 9 - JULY 23)

“Excellent opportunities.”

—Pat Wauben

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On Board With Johnson by J.R. Johnson

QI would love to see a short clip telling us what happened to the radio check repeater we used to have in Huntington Harbor on channel 27. Loved the ability to check the radio on the automated system. Will we ever get it back? Is there an alternative? Thanks. —Dennis

AThe Log reached out to Sea Tow, which operated the service, and was told in late 2020 Sea Tow was informed by the FCC that the entity which held the licenses to the VHF frequencies required to operate the Automated Radio Check never fi led the proper paperwork with the FCC to allow Sea Tow to operate on those frequencies despite the obligation to do so. Therefore, in full cooperation with the FCC requirements, Sea Tow was required to cease operating the Automated Radio Check system.

“Although the use of VHF radio has greatly declined over the past many years due to cell phone use, we were sad to see the system go as boaters still did utilize the service and the VHF radio is still one of the best methods to get help in an emergency,” said Capt. Joseph J. Frohnhoefer III, CEO of Sea Tow Services International, in an email. “As we do not see the system coming back, Sea Tow now recommends that all boaters utilize VHF Channel 09 to conduct radio checks and do not use VHF Ch. 16 which is designated as an International Distress, Safety and Calling frequency.”

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FAST FACTS

The ‘Fish Car Era’ and the First Floating Fish Hatchery

By: LINDSEY GLASGOW

WOODS HOLE, MASS.— From railroads, to floating, to landside, fish hatcheries have had a long and interesting history. The following is information collected from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries website.

The beginnings of fish propagation work dates back to 1871 when Spencer Baird, founder of NOAA Fisheries, was appointed the first U.S. Fish Commissioner. He was tasked with ascertaining whether any and in what number food fishes had diminished. In 1872 he was also tasked with the additional responsibility of supplementing declining native stocks of coastal and lake food fish through fish propagation.

In the years following, the first federal fish

A Bureau of Fisheries fi sh car sits at the railroad terminal in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The volume of fi sh being transported by rail led to the purchase of the fi rst “fi sh car” — a baggage car specifi cally designed for carrying fi sh. hatchery and California’s first freshwater fish staPlease see FAST FACTS, PAGE 5