First healthy pup born at La Jolla Casa Beach

January 23, 2012 – 2:27 pm

January 23, 2012

First healthy baby of the 2012 season was born last night  at Casa Beach, see the first fuzzy pic I took in the rain before 9 am this morning. Born prematurely, possibly due to stress from encroachment into the rookery, baby seal is tiny, but noses with its mom and will probably be fine. Andrea named the baby seal “Miracle”.


A miracle indeed after enormous level of harassment La Jolla seals suffer from the spear fishing lobby and five prematurely born pups that didn’t make it between November and January.

Video of baby Miracle by Andrea Hahn

Seal advocates gathered at the Children’s Pool yesterday with signs encouraging people not to go onto the beach where pregnant seals are resting. Meanwhile, a small group of “open beach” advocates set up tables and umbrellas, and a large “open” flag, on the seals’ side of the rope to encourage encroachment into the rookery.

Anti-seal/pro beach access advocates including tie-dye t-shirt vendors have been all served lawsuits: our complaint alleges several violations of the Business and Professional Code, including failure to pay workers’ compensation, payroll taxes and violations of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Click here to watch the video

The City Council voted 6-2 to close the rookery during pupping season in 2010, but the mayor’s office has yet to implement the resolution, claiming lack of funds for permits. However, the mayor did fund the ranger program sought by Sherri Lightner, despite the fact that it was supposed to be privately funded. The ranger has no authority to enforce the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act and is officially there to ensure beach access, according to the San Diego Foundation 2011 report.

Happy Pupping Season!

Dorota

http://savesandiegoseals.com/

  1. 32 Comments! WOW! Read Below what others are saying.

  2. Ha Ha ha Ha Ha

    By Brian on Jan 28, 2012

  3. Bryan Pease won’t win a dime… just more useless lawsuits. Frivolous.

    By cyberKICK on Feb 7, 2012

  4. Just like you and Eric Bizzigotti did not have to pay your fines to NMFs for violating the MMPA at Casa Beach, or are you the one still under investigation?

    By Andrea Hahn on Feb 8, 2012

  5. Neither one of us paid a dime. Both cases were thrown out. We didn’t break any laws and your video proved it. Thank you.

    You are right, it was another frivolous lawsuit that went nowhere. Another fine example of wasting taxpayers money.

    By cyberKICK on Feb 19, 2012

  6. That’s not what Michelle Zetwo told us. I know, why don’t you ask her, the Ranger, or perhaps both of them for comparison and contrast so that you may finally get your facts straight on this issue?

    By Andrea Hahn on Feb 21, 2012

  7. Get my facts straight? It was thrown out. NOAA examined the evidence and told us they were not going to pursue it. None of the tickets were ever filed. Since they only have a year to file they can’t now even if they wanted to. See, you actually have to break the law to be found guilty of something. We broke no laws, and NOAA agreed.

    By cyberKICK on Feb 21, 2012

  8. I’m so sorry cyberkick, but I am much more inclined to believe an enforcement official than a common criminal.

    By Andrea Hahn on Feb 21, 2012

  9. I didn’t commit any crime, and NOAA agreed. Zetwo’s ticket was invalid and that is why it was thrown out. Maybe give her a call and ask what is going to happen with the ticket. I have it right here and it’s date is over a year ago. How long to you think they have to file charges? As of today they still haven’t filed any charges.

    Heck, you can even download the ticket. If you have difficulty let me know and I’ll make sure it is at the Children’s Pool coming weekend.

    By cyberKICK on Feb 21, 2012

  10. As already stated NOAA and the Ranger dispute your claim cyberkick. Redundancy is not a virtue.

    By Andrea Hahn on Feb 22, 2012

  11. NOAA doesn’t agree. That is why they never filed any charges. The ranger’s ticket was also thrown out, and she was transferred away after writing her bad ticket. You keep saying that I commited a crime, but both NOAA and the city don’t feel that I did. With all your videos and witnesses etc, they couldn’t find anything to fine me for. I even have a letter from the city Attorny that no charges are being filed.

    You mention redundancy, but you keep repeating that I commited a crime. I didn’t. There was plenty of time for them to file charges against me but they decided not to because no laws were broken. My record is clean. I have never been charged with anything more serious than a speeding ticket. To call me a criminal is a lie.

    By cyberKICK on Feb 22, 2012

  12. Poor cyberkick. He doesn’t know what to do anymore.

    By Andrea Hahn on Feb 22, 2012

  13. Andrea simply wants poor helpless seals that attract sharks in a pool built for children so everyone can look at them. Remember this must be the only place where poor helpless seals can survive since they seem to be susceptible to drowning. So stop scaring them back into the water. Just because they live in the water doesn’t mean it is good for them. They might drown or be part of the food chain by being eaten by a shark. Although I believe sharks were here before seals so they definitely have the right to eat seals if they want to. Bon appetit.

    By Brian on Feb 24, 2012

  14. It’s regarded as biodiversity by the more sober minded Brian, and I’ll go so far as to conjecture that you already know about the inherent dangers of overfishing in Shark foraging areas, but don’t want to admit to it.

    By Andrea Hahn on Feb 24, 2012

  15. Hmm… I thought biodiversity was about having a healthy food web. Both seals and sharks are predators, but sharks are an apex predator where seals are not. In order to return biodiversity we would need the apex predators to reduce the abundance of non-apex predators. That would mean less seals, sea lions, etc so that the food web could be restored. Brian is right. There used to be much more biodiversity before this one animal became so abundant. The next thing that will happen is either a reduction of predators by way of starvation or an increase of apex predators. Once the food source for the apex predators is reduced, they will move elsewhere in search of food.

    By cyberKICK on Feb 25, 2012

  16. Wow, after all this time, theres still people posing as me on here.

    By Brian on Mar 12, 2012

  17. Well Andrea, I checked with Parks and Recs last week, and they told me they have no intention to file any sort of charges. Neither does NOAA. I got a letter from the City Atty months ago that they aren’t filing any charges, and now the statute of limitations has run and they can’t even if they wanted to (which they told me they don’t want to). They had plenty of time to file charges. When I got a speeding ticket (albeit many years ago), I didn’t have to wait over a year for them to press charges. They did so right away. You supplied witnesses, video, etc and even with all that they couldn’t find anything to charge me with. You keep claiming I am a criminal. That is slander as my record is clean and I have not committed any crimes.

    By cyberKICK on Mar 13, 2012

  18. When did Park and Rec become a policing entity cyberkick? How clever of you to change the policing entity you have either already paid a fine to or are still under investigation with from the federal government to San Diego Park and Rec. Not even the SDPD is good enough for you. Allow me to help you out of your predicament by reminding you that the NMFS of NOAA is your burden of proof.

    By Andrea Hahn on Mar 17, 2012

  19. Andrea, the ticket says right on the top “San Diego Park and Recreation Dept.” Who do you think wrote it? NOAA never files any charges. They simply didn’t accept Zetwo’s ticket. Never fild.

    I paid no fines. Zero. If you want to follow up I can supply you with anything you need. Your sources must be bad. They can’t file now because the statute of limitations has already run out.

    By cyberKICK on Mar 18, 2012

  20. Andrea why is it so hard for you to accept the fact that EVERYTHING you try to do to help your seal situation makes it worse for your side? You are in denial about everything, you really should seek psychiatric help, I’m willing to bet my life that there is something wrong with you mentally.
    As far as all of Pease’s lawsuits go, he is just wasting his and the courts time. How are you going to try to sue under all of the pretenses you are trying without having a permit to be there in the first place? As far as the city is concerned, your silly little booth isn’t even there.

    By SDseallover on Mar 18, 2012

  21. Are you being sued SDsealover?

    By Andrea Hahn on Mar 18, 2012

  22. I’m sure he has the suit all ready for me but you guys haven’t seen me in a while..

    By SDseallover on Mar 18, 2012

  23. So let me get this straight, cyberkick is not under federal criminal investigation by NOAA because he checked with Park and Rec, and SDsealover would like to bet his life, but only wishes he’s being sued because he’s under federal criminal investigation by NOAA. You see how you come across as a criminal element.

    By Andrea Hahn on Mar 18, 2012

  24. No Andrea, please read the posts. 2 tickets were handed out. One NOAA ticket, one Parks & Rec’s ticket.

    NOAA declined to file the ticket for the football rolling thru the seals and then recovering it because that isn’t against the law. Zetwo wrote the ticket but NOAA disagreed with her and thru it out without ever filing any charges.

    Parks and Recs officer Lisa Wilson wrote a ticket for playing frisbee on the beach. That ticket was never filed with the court system.

    No fines were paid on either ticket. No charges were filed on either ticket. It is as if the tickets were never even written. No judge ever saw them. No fines assessed. Call Zetwo for the NOAA ticket, and Lisa WIlson for the Parks and Rec’s one. You will find that both tickets are gone. Why do you find this so hard to understand? Where exactly in my posts am I being ambiguous or unclear?

    By cyberKICK on Mar 18, 2012

  25. I’ve done nothing illegal but that won’t stop your boyfriend Pease from trying to sue me and my friends for bad business practices. It has nothing to do with NOAA or any other federal agency doing investigations. Go take your lithotrol you nut.

    By SDseallover on Mar 18, 2012

  26. SDseallover, you don’t need to do anything illegal (or criminal) to be called a criminal. Only one person has ever been found guilty of harassing the seals at the childrens pool. Everybody else either had their tickets dropped, or they agreed to have no charges filed if they pay an administrative fee. It was made clear to all those who paid that fee that it is not a plea of “no contest” but rather just an administrative fee.

    I challenge anyone to post any ticket for harassing the seals that actually stuck. One with a guilty plea, found guilty, or “no contest”.

    By cyberKICK on Mar 24, 2012

  27. I notice how Andrea has nothing to say once cyberkick called her out. I’ve seen the tickets, and I can confirm these tickets are over, and nothing ever became of them. The agent/officer in both tickets was unable to file any charges. It is as if they were never even written. No fines, no records, no nothing.

    Andrea, if you are so certain something became of these tickets why won’t you post ANY evidence. I’ve personally spoken with cyberkick about it, and he claims he never received anything for a court hearing or a fine. No warrants have been issued for his arrest for failing to appear or anything. I’ve seen the tickets and the statue of limitations has already run out. What evidence do you have to counter any of this?

    By SealBurgers on Apr 1, 2012

  28. Anyone? The reason nobody could find a single case is that nobody has harassed the seals. Make believe harassment isn’t against the law.

    By cyberKICK on Apr 6, 2012

  29. I heard O’Neill is sponsoring an event on April 28 to support the cause. April 28 is the date of the event, please buy stuff at O’Neill on this day.

    By SealBurgers on Apr 18, 2012

  30. 29 Comments! WOW! Read what others are saying.

    Did you all celebrate 420 today

    By Brian on Apr 20, 2012

  31. How did your fundraising event go?

    By SealBurgers on Apr 29, 2012

  32. O’Neill sells wetsuits, and the people this money would have gone to doesn’t support ocean access. How in the world can you expect a wetsuit company to support an organization designed to NOT used their product?

    It was canceled.

    By cyberKICK on Apr 30, 2012

  33. Ha Ha ha Ha Ha ha

    By Brian on May 6, 2012

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