California has just announced it is establishing a 112,000 acre marine
reserve around the "Channel Islands" of Santa Barbara - most of which
will be completely off-limits to commercial harvesting of any kind.
This is a very important development which deserves high praise. Check
it out at
http://ens-news.com/ens/oct2002/2002-10-24-06.asp
From Sunny old New Scotland,
Ross.