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CATALINA
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NO. 1123
CALIFORNIA BOATING NEWS SINCE 1971
MARCH 6 — MARCH 19, 2020
CABO REPORT
BOATER’S CAPE:
LOS CABOS IS A MARINER’S PARADISE
U.S. COAST GUARD AND SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY TEAM UP
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he Coast Guard and Scripps Institution of Oceanography have joined forces and are working together at the University of California, San Diego to identify new blue technologies. Could the collaboration ultimately enhance the Coast Guard’s efforts to conduct search and rescue operations, marine border patrol and illegal fishing enforcement? P. 8
THE PLIGHT AND RECOVERY EFFORTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S WHITE ABALONE
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he Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center launched a new exhibition – “Saving the White Abalone.” Curators hope the exhibition will shed light on a once thriving habitat – and the conservation efforts aiding in its recovery. P. 26
VENTURA SHELLFISH ENTERPRISE DEPLOYS LINES FOR DATA COLLECTION, WORKS ON REGULATORY CHALLENGES
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portfishing and boating are front-and-center at the southern tip of Baja California – but there are plenty of other things to do in (touristy) Cabo San Lucas and (mellow) San Jose del Cabo. P. 12
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rowing Mediterranean mussels in Ventura Harbor took one significant step forward in February, as Ventura Shellfish Enterprises and its partners obtained federal permits to deploy test aquaculture lines into Santa Barbara Channel. P. 16
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