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Fishing Ban Lifted in Orange County

by Dana Point Times
December 2, 2021 11:48AM
in EYE ON DP, News Headlines
Fishing Ban Lifted in Orange County

Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching immediately took advantage of fisheries reopening on Tuesday, Nov. 30, taking a fishing trip south of the San Clemente Pier. Photo: Courtesy of Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching

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Featured Photo: Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching immediately took advantage of fisheries reopening on Tuesday, Nov. 30, taking a fishing trip south of the San Clemente Pier. Photo: Courtesy of Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching

By Breeana Greenberg

Fishing from Seal Beach to San Onofre State Beach resumed this week, as the California Department of Fish and Wildlife reopened fisheries on Tuesday, Nov. 30.

Following the Oct. 2 oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, the department prohibited all fishing and shellfish harvesting from all beaches, bays and harbors along Orange County’s coastline.

Donna Kalez, Dana Wharf Sportfishing and Whale Watching’s chief operating officer, estimated that her business lost $150,000 in revenue after canceling numerous fishing trips during the two-month ban.

Local bait and tackle shops including Hogan’s Bait and Tackle, she added, also took a big hit.

“It was really devastating for our area to not fish the local waters,” said Kalez, who noted that the ban came just before lobster season was set to open. “I mean, boaters have their boats in Dana Point Harbor so they can go right outside and fish.”

Dana Wharf also runs a five-week, after-school fishing camp in San Clemente that had to be canceled because of the spill, Kalez explained. Dana Wharf also had to postpone its 14th annual Halibut Derby, a contest to catch the largest halibut.

Amid the spill that leaked thousands of gallons of oil into the ocean, a health advisory was also issued against the consumption of fish or seafood harvested from affected beaches. The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment determined that consuming fish from the affected coastline was a likely threat to public health, as the chemicals found in oil can cause an increased risk for cancer.

In a Nov. 29 press release, the Department of Fish and Wildlife cited guidance from the environmental office that there is “no further risk to public health from seafood consumption in the affected area.”

In response to the fisheries reopening, Charlton Bonham, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response administrator, signed the declaration formally lifting the closure on Dec. 1.

Breeana Greenberg is the city reporter for the Dana Point Times. She graduated from Chapman University with a bachelor of arts degree in English. Before joining Picket Fence Media, she worked as a freelance reporter with the Laguna Beach Independent. Breeana can be reached by email at bgreenberg@picketfencemedia.com

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