SCHWARZENEGGER FREEZES MLPA-RELATED FUNDS

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SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - Governor Schwarzenegger's December 19, 2008 Executive Order (S-16-08), designed to help prevent a state budget shortfall, suspended indefinitely funding for essential Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) oversight initiatives. The budget cuts have created concern among stakeholders that, with a loss of funding, critical scientific and enforcement safeguards in newly created marine protected areas (MPAs) may unnecessarily restrict recreational angling or prohibit it entirely.</p>

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