Re: [Paddlewise] Marine Mammal Protection

Keith Kaste wrote:
> 
> My main concern is public
> intimidation of contributors to this list.  We have a great list and a
> lot of contributors.  But the list is even bigger than the people we
> hear from on a regular basis.  These silent list members (lurkers)
> probably have a lot to add to the discussions.  We can all learn from
> each other.  My theory is that the lurkers stay lurkers because they are
> not willing to get pounced on if ever they should post something they're
> interested in.  This mailing list is so annonymous in a way that it's
> way too easy to be rude without thinking twice about it.  Try some
> visualization here.  Imagine we're all sitting around a campfire after a
> day's paddling *together*.  We all love to paddle, and are all capable
> of paddling (at least in theory) together.  We are bonded by a common
> passion.  Let's focus on the passion, not the other stuff.  

My sediments (geologically speaking), exactly!  <G>  It is surely much
easier to blow somebody off who is faceless and anonymous.  Keith, you
seem like a righteous dude -- call me up if you ever pass anywhere close
to Astoria.

BTW, John McPhee did a great, descriptive piece of journalism called
"Conversations with the Archdruid" detailing the practical realities of
"saving" wilderness:  compromise, give-and-take, bluff, hope.  David
Brower was the archdruid; BLM, etc., were the bad guys.

> Well maybe one good thing came of all this.  I found the Marine Mammal
> Protection Act out on the net.  It is located at
> 
> http://kingfish.ssp.nmfs.gov/tmcintyr/mmpatext/mmpacont.html

I looked at this, but could not find statements of current regulations. 
Is this just the "umbrella" which enables NMFS (or whoever) to write
regulations?  Where would I see the language which stipulates the 100
yard distance, etc.?

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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