LONG BEACH—The city of Long Beach hopes to restore aquatic ecosystems along a stretch of coast between the Port of Long Beach and Alamitos Bay. Restoring local aquatic ecosystems could, according to Long Beach officials, increase the abundance and biodiversity of marine populations within East San Pedro Bay (which is near Rainbow and Shoreline harbors).
Long Beach, according to a draft feasibility study the city released in November 2019, is specifically proposing to “restore and improve aquatic ecosystem structure” and increase habitat biodiversity in an 18-square-mile section of East San Pedro Bay. This swath of water specifically includes the Long Beach shoreline, Los Angeles River estuary, Middle Breakwater, Long Beach Breakwater, Alamitos Bay jetties and the open water in between each of these locations.
A plan to restore the marine environment and improve the “abundance and biodiversity of marine populations” is certainly a noble pursuit, as acknowledged by the Recreational Boaters of California (RBOC). But such a pursuit and plan comes with costs. One of those costs, according to RBOC: recreational boating.
“RBOC is concerned that elements in this project, which include additional rock habitat structure that would support kelp, eelgrass and other sensitive species or habitat types, would have a significant, negative...
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Yes, we as boaters appreciate the effort to restore the ecosystem.
We personally are volunteering to help with oyster restoration, etc.
The local waters are near & dear & we only hope to continue to be able to responsibly access (without loads of government restrictions).
Between the Huntington Headlands (Seapoint St on PCH) and Deadmans Island in San Pedro was a sand blight with NO rocky areas.
Typical Govt types want to put rocky areas in that were never there.
The Breakwaters added were a great boon to sea life in an area that was void of anything but sandy seafloor that stretched for about 15 miles.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Index-map-showing-general-location-of-Deadman-Island-circa-1900-before-its-destruction_fig1_270161475
This project is going to be great for us recreational boaters. More fishing opportunities and better looking water please!
If the water is finally clean, hec, I may even jump in!
No kelp will grow in the harbor. As anybody that has waded in the ocean on the peninsula side knows, the water is super dirty. Your legs will get coated with plastic bags and other crap. They first need to spend millions and filter the water coming down the LA river. Currently, the Long Beach Harbor Water is to hot and dirty, the only thing that will grow now is Bactria!