City Of San Clemente: San Clemente Pier And Shoreline Closed To Fishing

Press release from the City of San Clemente:

10/08/2021 11:45 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10/8/2021

SAN CLEMENTE PIER AND SHORELINE CLOSED TO FISHING
California Department of Fish and Wildlife releases updated directives

10/8/2021…San Clemente, California… The City of San Clemente continues to monitor activities related to the oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, and work with Unified Command.

On October 7, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) extended the fisheries closure 18 miles offshore down to the southern border of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) – see attached map. This extension includes the San Clemente Municipal Pier and San Clemente shoreline. Therefore, effective immediately, fishing and shellfish harvesting will be closed from the pier and off the shore on San Clemente city beaches. The full CDFW directive can be viewed at www.socalspillresponse.com/fisheries-closure/.

San Clemente city beaches and water remain open to all other regular activities.

For updates and information on the ongoing response efforts to the oil spill, visit www.SoCalSpillResponse.com.

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Press Release - Fishery Closure

www.socalspillresponse.com/fisheries-closure/ www.SoCalSpillResponse.com

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Press Release - Fishery Closure

This press release was produced by the City of San Clemente. The views expressed here are the author’s own.