Marin activists seek fishing ban at Bolinas reef

The western shore of Bolinas, a state marine conservation area of less than a square mile, boasts more than 200 species of invertebrates, seaweeds and marine plants.

An environmental group wants to strengthen regulations of the coastal waters of Duxbury Reef — one of the larger shale reefs in North America, which received protected status in 2009 — to ban fishing. Some locals see the proposal as a threat to their deep-rooted traditions as a fishing community.

Today, hook-and-line and poke-pole fishing are allowed from the reef...