FREE "MLPA 101" SEMINARS AT ALAMITOS BAY SPORTSMEN'S CLUB - May 11,12,16 & 18th

United Anglers of Southern California (UASC) and sport diver'sorganization LA Fathomiers are teaming up to provide local anglers and otherwater users with a better understanding of the Marine Life Protection Act(MLPA) and its impending implementation in California coastal waters.

"It's our goal to help anglers and the general public gain abetter grasp of this complex, sometimes confusing issue," said StevenFukuto, UASC President.  "We're doing this by presenting theinformation at hand in a clear, concise manner, using plain talk.  We wantpeople to walk away from this event understanding the challenges before us,what the recreational fishing community is doing and how we can work togetherto be able to fish in the future.  We encourage everybody who's interestedin the future of fishing to attend."

Dates for these free, approximately two-hour seminars are:

Monday, May 11^th at 7:00 PM

Tuesday, May 12^th at 7:00 PM

Saturday, May 16^th at 1:00 PM

Monday, May 18^th at 7:00 PM

Each event will be held at the:

Alamitos Bay Sportsmen's Club

Information will be presented by members of UASC MLPA team, along withPaul Romanowski of LA Fathomiers.