A new management plan for Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary has expanded the reach of the park and changed some of the rules regarding chumming for great white sharks and the use of personal watercrafts, according to a story in the Los Angeles Times.
The new rules expand the definition of motorized personal watercraft to ban the larger vehicles everywhere but outside the mouth of four harbors within the sanctuary and at Mavericks. There, they can be used for tow-in surfing only during the few days in December, January and February when the National Weather Service issues high surf advisories.
The new rules go into effect in March 2009 meaning this is the last winter for tow-ins at Ghost Trees.
[Link: Los Angeles Times]
