Again, like I have said, never raid a commercial lobster fisherman’s traps…

The Associated Press
Posted: 11/17/2008 07:19:49 PM PST

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—State fish and game wardens have arrested four scuba divers on suspicion of stealing lobsters from commercial traps off the coast of Laguna Beach.

Department of Fish and Game Warden Patrick Foy says a patrol boat led two all-night surveillance operations over the weekend.

Foy says one of the four men took 11 3/4 pounds of lobster from commercial traps, worth more than $120 on the market. He says the man could be charged with a felony.

During the nighttime surveillance operation, the boat’s crew also rescued a man from drowning and arrested his friend on suspicion of having illegally harvested scallops.

The original article is here.

Hoping to get some relief from the choking and nauseous fumes from the last day, because of the several fires from around here, I decided to try and, maybe not dive, but breathe a little easier at the Old Marineland, aka: Terranea Resort.

The regulars met, wheezing, coughing and barfing in the thick, choking smoke.

Chris A. and Not So New Chris were the only ones at that time to decide to risk irreversible lung damage.

I left and decided to go back to the Long Beach Ghetto.

The divide between the horrible air and the extremely noxious air became apparent once crossing the bridge from San Pedro.

The air is absolutely disgusting! It is raining soot!

This is the Sun at 11:00 AM.

It was raining soot so bad, some residents opted for protection under umbrellas.

OK, hopefully I can get back to diving in a few days!

The CIA needs to turn their weather machine on and create some rain around here!