Tuesday, June 22, 2010

California's Native Tribes Concerned about Marine Life Protection Act Implementation

Aired on The California Report on Tuesday, June 22, 2010

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201006220850/b

California is implementing a 1999 law that aims to conserve the state's ocean resources by setting up protected areas along the coast. But native tribes worry that measures imposed under the Marine Life Protection Act may prohibit them from using coastal resources in centuries-old traditions