Photos: Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach residents pack a City Council meeting Tuesday to comment on a proposed permanent fishing ban at the city’s pier. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

July 15, 2014 10:27 PM PT

The Manhattan Beach City Council on Tuesday evening mulled new rules against fishing on the city’s pier in the wake of a shark attack.

Visitors stroll on the Manhattan Beach Pier on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

A child looks at a life-size model of a great white shark outside the Roundhouse Aquarium on the Manhattan Beach Pier on Tuesday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Officials acknowledged that the city does not have the authority to unilaterally impose a permanent fishing ban, citing a provision in the state Constitution that protects fishing. Council members said such a ban would involve multiple agencies and require state-level action. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)