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Coastal Cleanup Day
September 15, 2007
 
 
 
 

 

To participate, contact the coordinator listed below, use the online registration form, or just show up at a drop-in site at 9am on September 15th. Thank you for helping out with the 23rd Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day! See you at the beach (or river, or lake, or creek...)

Jody Rundle (www.lessismore.org)   (805) 882-3602 or
jrundle@cosbpw.net

Lobster season opens
September 29, 2007 -
March 20, 2008
Click here to visit the California Department of Fish and Games' excellent overview of the special regulations for taking lobster. Please report any violations to the Cal-Tip hotline at 1-888-DFG-CALTIP. 
Thanksgiving Weekend
November 23 -25, 2007
Full moon with extreme tides makes this weekend an excellent time for afternoon beachcombing.  Here are the lowest tides:
  • Friday      2:47pm,  minus   1.32 feet
  • Saturday   3:38pm,  minus  1.63 feet
  • Sunday     4:29pm,  minus  1.65 feet
March 7, 2008 - August 31, 2008 The official opening of the California Grunion season.  Find all the information you could ever want about these amazing fish at this Dept. of Fish and Game website including dates of expected appearance.
June 7th, 2008 Free fishing day courtesy of the California Department of Fish and Game - 
no license is required to fish from shore or the open ocean (licenses are never required on piers in California). 

June 12, 2008 California Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project from UC Davis will do underwater cleanup at the Pier.  Sections of the Pier will be temporarily closed to fishing as the divers work from one end to the other.
June 18th-19th, 2008 Beach Lifeguard training (including pier jumps) for County Lifeguards, UCSB Beach Lifeguards, and Hope Ranch Lifeguards; 1 to 5 pm both days.  Fishing access will be restricted in the immediate area of the afternoon's training.
July 7, 2008 UCSB Jr. Lifeguards Beach Cleanup
July 14th, 2008 1.  Group fishing day  - Carrie Culver, UCSB extension.  10am - noon.

2.  Jet ski rescues and Lifeguard pier jumps with County Lifguards and the SB County Fire Water Rescue teams. There will be limited fishing access on the east side of the pier from the shore to the hoist during these exercises. 

July 31, 2008 UCSB Jr. Lifeguards Beach Cleanup
August 4, 2008 Jet ski rescues and Lifeguard pier jumps with County Lifguards and the SB County Fire Water Rescue teams. There will be limited fishing access on the east side of the pier from the shore to the hoist during these exercises. . 

Note:  Please contact the Pier Host  if you will be scheduling an event on the pier or in the nearby reef.  Although no section of the pier can be reserved the Pier Host will work with sponsoring groups and the County to avoid any conflicts with existing activities and regulations. 

If you have an idea for a non-commercial community event involving the pier or the Slough please contact us as well as we encourage a diverse range of activities - Goleta is much more than 'just a fishing pier.'  Birding, scuba diving, photography, star-gazing, eco-tours, kite-flying and historical talks are all part of the welcoming mix. 



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