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    <title>Editorial: Anti-Fishing Activists Attack Tackle</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Remember when PETA came out with its campaign calling for people to refer to fish as &#38;ldquo;sea kittens,&#38;rdquo; in an effort to make them seem cute, cuddly and somehow worthy of protection against seafood lovers and anglers? People laughed, b ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 11:31:22 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Letter: Boater Focus Is a &#8216;Copper Cop-Out&#8217;</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Editor: &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 

Once again, boaters seem to be the main (and only) focus of the major effort to rid San Diego Bay of its copper deposits. And our water quality-controlling and waterway-cont ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 11:02:47 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Editorial: A Cure for Which There is No Problem?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Two brand-new studies of water quality in Shelter Island Yacht Basin indicate lower levels of dissolved copper here than had been seen in previous research. In addition, the new studies show that levels of copper in the water are actually low enough  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:07:27 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Letter: Three Cheers for Whale Rescuers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Editor: 

I read the story in The Log&#38;rsquo;s&#160; April 13-26 issue, &#38;ldquo;Two Whales Rescued in Same Week off SoCal Coast,&#38;rdquo; with much interest. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 

Kudos to everyo ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:03:01 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Editorial: Starting the Season Right</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Newport Boat Show returns for its 39th year April 19-22, and if you&#38;rsquo;ll pardon a slight bias on our part (since our parent company produces this show), we believe it signals the start of boating season in Southern California much better  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:49:46 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Letter to the Editor: Our Tax Dollars at Work?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Your editorial and news story in the last issue about the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration&#38;rsquo;s Fisheries Service paying Massachusetts fishermen not to fish in an experiment they call a &#38;ldquo;survey&#38;rdquo; was downright ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:45:50 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Editorial -- Here&#39;s $500: Don&#39;t Go Fishing.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service &#38;ldquo;study&#38;rdquo; that&#38;rsquo;s now under way in Massachusetts has generated a lot of comment from anglers across the nation.

In this study, NOAA researchers aren&# ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:52:46 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Letter to the Editor: Let&#39;s Outlaw NIMBYism</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Editor:

The city of Newport Beach, acting on the complaints of a neighbor about a backyard boat construction project, passed an ordinance in 2009 that prohibits &#38;ldquo;long-term&#38;rdquo; construction projects of more than six months&#38;rsquo; ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:46:49 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Editorial: Don&#8217;t Take OUR Boating Funds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As most boaters know, Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed the elimination of the California Department of Boating and Waterways, and he wants to move the department&#38;rsquo;s functions and responsibilities to the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Howe ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:49:51 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Letter to the Editor: Support Fish and Game Commission President Dan Richards</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Editor:

Dan Richards, president of the California Fish and Game Commission and a consistent advocate for sensible science-based conservation and the rights of anglers in California, is under attack -- and he needs our support.

Recently, a call for  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:43:22 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Reader Rant: The DFG Budget: Is Anyone Out There Paying Attention?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Do you know someone who has quit hunting or fishing in California in the past decade? We all do.

I like to say that fish and wildlife exist today in California despite the Department of Fish and Game (DFG), not because of its efforts.

It all relate ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:24:48 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Letter to the Editor: Do Boat Barns Bring &#39;Factory Farm&#39; Concept to Boating?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Editor:

At both Dana Point Harbor and Marina del Rey, planners are talking about constructing large boat storage and launching facilities that are frequently referred to as &#38;ldquo;boat barns.&#38;rdquo;

The one being planned for Marina del Rey  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:15:23 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Reader Rant: Moorings Didn&#8217;t &#8216;Fail&#8217; in Santa Barbara -- Connecting Components Failed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The main focus of The Log Newspaper&#38;rsquo;s Feb. 3-16 issue article (&#38;ldquo;Santa Barbara Moorings Reportedly Have Trouble Staying Put&#38;rdquo;) is regarding Seaflex moorings there and the &#38;ldquo;failures&#38;rdquo; they are experiencin ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:08:36 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Letter to the Editor: Remembering Sailing Legend Martin Luray</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Editor:

&#38;ldquo;News Briefs&#38;rdquo; in the Jan. 6-19 issue contained an item about Susan &#38;ldquo;Charlie&#38;rdquo; Arms of the California Maritime Academy being named Boating Educator of the Year for California by the National Association  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:03:36 GMT</pubDate>    
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    <title>Editorial: Captains Pat and John Rains -- Celebrating 33 Years in The Log</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In 1979, San Diego-based yacht delivery skipper and author Capt. John Rains wrote the first of six free-lance articles for The Log Newspaper about delivering various yachts between Seattle and Mexico, through the Panama Canal and up to Florida. Some  ...]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:57:48 GMT</pubDate>    
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