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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2008\\/11\\/19\\/gt.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1000076557\\\" title=\\\"gt\\\" src=\\\"\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2008\\/11\\/19\\/gt.600x365.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"600\\\" height=\\\"365\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;After getting an acronym-filled press release from the Surfrider Foundation entitled \\u201cSurfrider Celebrates Increased Protection For Monterey Bay Sanctuary\\u201d we initially clapped our hands as baby seals, sea otters, and big-wave tow surfers seemed to have found a common ground in the battle for Monterey Bay. But digging deeper, something smelled a bit fishy\\u2026&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Editorial Addendum: With all these hearing, acronyms, and government speak, we may have prematurely postd the demise of Ghost Trees, according to a report we just read on surfermag.com, the PWC ban at Ghost Trees doesn&amp;#8217;t begin until Mid-March. Sorry for any confusion, but either way, it&amp;#8217;s a paddle only spot from March on&amp;#8230;&lt;\\/em&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;In terms of years having been surfed, Ghost Trees is an infant, still rolling around in diapers and breast-feeding. Having only begun to be tackled by big-wave hellmen in the last eight or so years, it seems that the rock-laden jut of NorCal coast off one of the most famous golf courses in America will soon perish as a surf spot after a ruling by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that in effect will close Ghost Trees to tow-in surfing.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;In a battle over the use of personal water crafts (PWCs) in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA will most likely rule later this week that starting in February 2009 PWCs will be banned throughout the 276-mile sanctuary. The Sanctuary houses famed spots such as Maverick\\u2019s, Moss Landing, and of course, the ill-fated Ghost Trees.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Though the future of towing-in at Ghost Trees looks like it\\u2019s finished, NOAA did announce that Maverick\\u2019s will be a seasonal PWC operating zone. That means when NOAA issues a high-surf advisory for the illustrious Half Moon Bay area, surfers will be able to run amuck with launching their skis at the famed wave\\u2014but not down the coast at Ghost Trees.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;To give you the full scoop on the demise of a life-taker (R.I.P. Pete Davi), we got in touch with one of the men who documented the short life of Ghost Trees, Dave \\u201cNelly\\u201d Nelson. &lt;strong&gt;\\u2013Ryan Brower&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1000076556 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'&gt;&lt;figure class='gallery-item'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;div class='gallery-icon landscape'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;a href='http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/surf\\/the-death-of-ghost-trees\\/attachment\\/gt\\/'&gt;&lt;img width=\\\"150\\\" height=\\\"91\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/www.grindtv.com\\/wp-content\\/uploads\\/2008\\/11\\/gt.jpg\\\" class=\\\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\\\" alt=\\\"gt\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;\\n\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the details and the specifics of the ruling?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nelly: &lt;\\/strong&gt;In February you\\u2019re not going to be allowed to use a jet ski or any PWCs in the Monterey Bay Sanctuary anymore. NOAA\\u2019s been trying to ban it for a long time. A lot of people were complaining and thought that it was a nuisance; complaining about jet skiers running over seals and dolphins, it was complete bullshit. This on top of the fact that it happens to be a sanctuary, that\\u2019s a huge point right there.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How critical is it to have a jet ski out there?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nYou can\\u2019t surf it without a jet ski. It\\u2019s super paddle worthy, but it just moves too fast and you need that jet ski created speed to negotiate the rocks. If you\\u2019re dropping in over dry rocks, super late and sketchy, with all kinds of big stepladders in the wave, you already need to be on the wave negotiating that stuff, and it\\u2019s still sketchy towing in. Imagine trying to paddle into that thing\\u2026&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What are the positive aspects of having skis out at spots like Ghost Trees?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nA couple years ago Adam Replogle got hurt towing-in at Moss Landing and if the ski hadn\\u2019t been there he would\\u2019ve drowned for sure. And though he was towing-in, that injury could\\u2019ve easily happened if he wasn\\u2019t towing-in. I could see a lot of lives being saved because of those things.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Look at Hawaii, Puerto, Pasquales, all the main big wave spots have jet skis and all the lifeguards have jet skis. All the lifeguard stations are right there. As with Ghost Trees they\\u2019re not.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What do you think this means for the future of Ghost Trees as one of the prime big-wave spots?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\nIt\\u2019s done as of February. 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