Originally Posted by venturabananas

I agree that shutting down all of Zuma seems strange. There was all kinds of "horse trading" going on between the various user groups. Apparently the fishing reps didn't argue very strongly to keep Zuma open.

DFG hasn't had sufficient funds for anything for many years. It's just like public education -- the public doesn't value it enough to make their representatives make changes. One argument for using protected areas is that the public helps with enforcement -- it's obvious when someone is breaking the law -- they are fishing where they shouldn't be. So the public calls DFG, the lifeguards, or whoever. Usually they are cross-deputized to enforce DFG laws.