Kiss your catchHere is a picture(kiss your catch #1) of my son Brandon (9 years old ) who was very excited to see a large croaker fish that I had caught off the small pier at Dana Point. I thought this picture was pretty funny with my youngest daughter Korina in the back ground of the picture, she is holding her nose. I estimated the fish to be around 4lbs. Love your newsletter I really enjoy reading them. Thanks, Scott Jensen, Buena Park, California.License PlatePntloma/MagbayFrequently slip 2 Coronado slipThis is our license tag from Tucson, but we maintain a slip on Coronado.My First FishTrevor Plotkin with his first fishANOTHER TOUGH DAY AT THE BEACHTAKING A NAP @ HOLLYWOOD BEACHUSS New Orleans Makes Stop in Seal BeachThe Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station had a new visitor in town when USS New Orleans, a 684-foot amphibious assault vessel, cruised in Aug. 18. Constructed in New Orleans, ship can serve as a landing platform for helicopters and includes a medical unit. USS New Orleans left for its homeport in San Diego Aug. 25.New Island ResidentCrewmembers of the Coast Guard cutter Narwhal released a baby Guadelupe fur seal at Catalina Island July 9. Two months earlier, the seal had been found with fishing line around its neck. It was treated and rehabilitated at the Marine Mammal CenterInformation at Your FingertipsKathleen McLaughlin demonstrates how to explore Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary without getting wet, on a new touch-screen kiosk at Coast Chandlery in Channel Islands Harbor. The NOAA kiosks also allow boaters to check real-time weather forecast and ocean condition reports before heading offshore. Additional kiosks are located at Channel Islands Harbor's California Welcome Center, Ventura's Visitors and Convention Bureau and Santa Barbara's Maritime Museum, Ty Warner Sea Center and Harbor Patrol office. (Catherine French photo)
