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The fisherman's dilemma when California closes off miles of ocean
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Mar 3, 2015
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The fisherman's dilemma when California closes off miles of ocean
In an effort to reboot the ocean's ecosystem off the Pacific coast, California has banned fishing in 124 marine protected areas. A writer and a fisherman mulls the effects.
Dana Point Harbor, Calif.
Dana Point Harbor, Calif.
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In an effort to reboot the ocean's ecosystem off the Pacific coast, California has banned fishing in 124 marine protected areas. A writer and a fisherman mulls the effects.

Paul Greenberg is a journalist and a fisherman and, in his most recent article appearing in California Sunday Magazine this month, he travels to Monterey, California to write about California's efforts to protect vast swaths off Pacific ocean from fishing.