After six years of negotiations, meetings with stakeholders, draft plans, and more negotiations, biologist, fishermen, environmentalists and the California Fish and Game Commission sat down for one last meeting.

NPR: California Cuts Coastal Fishing to Restore Ecosystem

Late last night, the California Fish and Game Commission voted to establish a large network of marine protected areas.

NPR: California Cuts Coastal Fishing to Restore Ecosystem

Mr. RICHARD ROGERS: (Fish and Game Commission): What we've done is groundbreaking, historical.

NPR: California Cuts Coastal Fishing to Restore Ecosystem

He could also face citations from the California Fish and Game Commission, including possession of an exotic animal without a permit.

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This current policy is expected to be a baby step of sorts after the Fish and Game Commission figures out how to implement the fishing ban and how to enforce it.

NPR: California Cuts Coastal Fishing to Restore Ecosystem