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SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

SALTWATER

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Volume 01.17

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The following is an outline of Club’s activities for 2017. More information on these

activities will be provided in future Newsletter.

Charters.

Club general meeting and club board meetings.

Club BBQ.

Kid’s Day on the water (to be confirmed).

Holidays’ breakfast.

Annual banquet.

CLUB MEETINGS The General Meetings will take place at LULU's, 16900 Roscoe Blvd. in Van Nuys; dinner (optional) at 6:30 PM and

general meeting starts at 7:30 PM on the 3rd Wednesday of the month unless otherwise noted in the Newsletter.

Guest speaker, if we have one, hasn’t been announced yet.

The Board Meetings take place every 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm. The location is at Las Hadas Restaurant, corner of Balboa and Nordhoff St. Everyone is invited to attend.

WEBSITE SFVSF.org

Come and visit. Let us know what you think of it. All suggestions are welcome.

NEWSLETTER TEAM

Gérard Sanchis, Editor Contributors: Bob Tuttle

Mike Lombardi (photography) Adrian Cruz (charters) DeeDee Steiner (Gate Keeper).

CLUB STUFFBy DeeDee Steiner

There will be no general membership meeting in January due to the Annual Awards Banquet on January 21st.

There is still time to mail in your reservation - however we will be selling tickets at the door for $50.00 per person.

We strongly encourage members to purchase a club shirt(s) at the door and to join us in the club shirt photo (everyone).

Participants will receive a copy of this picture. Those attending the night’s festivities as in the past will not go home

empty-handed.

We strongly encourage members to pay their annual membership at the door so that their name may entered in the

raffle for a free club charter in 2017.

BLUE FIN TUNA FISHING BAN

By King Tut: Bluefin ban? http://www.bdoutdoors.com/sportsmens-groups-rally-ban-pacific-bluefin. Save our right to

catch Bluefin Tuna

THE LEGISLATIVE FRONT

Good news:

The legislature is contemplating increasing the size of fines and introducing “Trophy Fines” for the taking of certain

species. For the time being only hunting will be affected, with fines up to $40,000.

Sport-Harvested Mussel Quarantine Lifted along the California Coast

California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has lifted the annual quarantine on mussels gathered by sport

harvesters along the California coast. Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins have not been detected in recent

mussel samples along the coast. PSP is a form of nervous system poisoning. Concentrated levels of the toxins can

develop in mussels and other bivalve shellfish when they feed on certain naturally occurring marine plankton.

The annual quarantine on sport-harvested mussels, which typically runs May 1 through October 31, is intended to

protect the public from shellfish poisoning caused by marine biotoxins. There have been no reports of shellfish-

related poisonings in California during this quarantine period.

Updated information about current conditions is available by calling the Shellfish Information Line at (800) 553-4133.

More information can be found on the Mussel Quarantine Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) web page.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), together with our partners including tribes and stakeholders,

is preparing to amend the Marine Life Management Act (MLMA) Master Plan.

2016 Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas Now Available

2016 Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is pleased to announce the 2016 Master Plan for Marine Protected

Areas (MPAs) is now available on CDFW's Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas website.

Adopted by the California Fish and Game Commission at their August 24 meeting.

California Department of Public Healt (CDPH) Warns Consumers Not

to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from San Luis Obispo

County

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is advising

consumers not to eat recreationally harvested mussels, clams or

whole scallops from San Luis Obispo County. Dangerous levels of

paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins have been found in mussels

from this region. The naturally occurring PSP toxins can cause illness

or death in humans. Cooking does not destroy the toxin.

This warning does not apply to commercially sold clams, mussels,

scallops or oysters from approved sources. State law permits only

state-certified commercial shellfish harvesters or dealers to sell

these products. Shellfish sold by certified harvesters and dealers are

subject to frequent mandatory testing to monitor for toxins.

PSP toxins affect the central nervous system, producing a tingling around the mouth and fingertips

within a few minutes to a few hours after eating toxic shellfish. These symptoms are typically

followed by loss of balance, lack of muscular coordination, slurred speech and difficulty swallowing

(same reaction as drinking large quantities of booze///////////). In severe poisonings, complete

muscular paralysis and death from asphyxiation can occur. There have been no reports of illnesses

related to this event.

CDPH's December 16 warning against eating sport-harvested bivalve shellfish from Monterey County

also remains in effect.

The most current information on shellfish advisories and quarantines is available by calling CDPH's

toll-free Shellfish Information Line at (800) 553-4133. For additional information, please visit the

CDPH Marine Biotoxin Monitoring Web page.

Pismo clam

Most California anglers know state sport fishing licenses are valid for the calendar year. As of New Year's

Day, a new 2017 fishing license and report cards are required. The sooner you buy your 2017 sport

fishing license the more use you will get out of it. Don't wait, get your license today.

Cody Meyer turned a life’s passion for fishing into a

lucrative career, but he never came close to hooking a

world-record fish – until Friday.

Meyer grew up watching bass-fishing shows on television

in his parents’ Grass Valley home. Before he could drive,

his mother used to drop off the Bear River High School

student at local lakes with a little aluminum boat. He’d

stay out on the water and fish until she picked him up at

dark.

He won his first fishing tournament at 15. “I was hooked,”

he said. “I won 500 bucks. I felt like I was a

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY SALTWATER FISHERMAN

2017 RENEWAL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

( ) $35.00 Single Membership ( ) $45.00 Family Membership (same household)

Please Print

Your Name_____________________Family Member’s Name (if applies)_________________

*If any of your membership info has changed please update us.

***Paying your membership by the night of the banquet will assure

your name being added to the drawing for a free one day club charter

of your choice in 2017. ===================================================================

Save a check by paying for Membership and the Awards Banquet

31th ANNUAL AWARDS BANQUET

“I GOT MINE”

Wear your new club “T” shirt and join in the SFVSF family pic

*Club Awards and Trophies * Raffle Prizes *Drawing for Free Club Charter

*SFVSF Family Pic

Saturday, January 21, 2017

94th Aero Squadron

16320 Raymer St., Van Nuys, CA 91406

6:00pm Cocktails (no host bar)

7:00 pm Buffet Dinner

***$45.00er Person Advance Sale or $50.00 at the Door

*Make check payable to SFVSF

Mail to the club address:

“San Fernando Valley Saltwater Fisherman”

24213 Mentry Dr.

Santa Clarita, CA 91321