There is something going on over there.
I lived in southern california for 2.5 years. Since my departure, I have caught snippets of the picture of whats going on over there. Recently there have been fishing closures, both surf and inshore.
Then there are weird things like blooms of algae that have nuerotoxins that climb the food chain and effect the predators. Sea birds and seals would be staggering around on the beaches...most of them die.
There are also the humbolts. I have heard reports that these huge schools of humbolts are out of control. They can tear through schools of game fish and tear them apart.
What makes the big press are the seals....which at least is a catalyst for the huggers to take action.
Squid row: Jumbo squid invade California (again) | MNN - Mother Nature Network
first the activism to resist the closures....
Southern California Fishing Closures - The Hull Truth - Boating and Fishing Forum
then the application of the closures......
*California's Marine Protected Area Network