- South Coast Study Region
- Draft SCRSG MPA Arrays and Draft External MPA Proposals for the MLPA South Coast Study Region: Evaluations and Supplementary Information
(posted April 27, 2009) - Draft MPA Arrays Developed by Work Groups of the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group and Draft MPA Proposals Generated Externally to the SCRSG Work Group Process
(posted March 18, 2009) - Regional Goals and Objectives and Design and Implementation
Considerations for the MLPA South Coast Study Region
(February 26, 2009 -Adobe Reader required) - Draft Regional Profile of the MLPA South Coast Study Region
(posted October 8, 2008) - Upcoming Meetings
- Newsletter: South Coast News
- Draft SCRSG MPA Arrays and Draft External MPA Proposals for the MLPA South Coast Study Region: Evaluations and Supplementary Information
- North Central Coast Study Region
- Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas
(approved February 2008) - Marine Map
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Marine Life Protection Act InitiativeIntroduction to the MLPA | MLPA Summary | Why the Initiative? The Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) directs the state to reevaluate and redesign California’s system of marine protected areas (MPAs) to: increase coherence and effectiveness in protecting the state's marine life and habitats, marine ecosystems, and marine natural heritage, as well as to improve recreational, educational and study opportunities provided by marine ecosystems subject to minimal human disturbance. The MLPA also requires that the best readily available science be used in the redesign process, as well as the advice and assistance of scientists, resource managers, experts, stakeholders and members of the public. California is taking a regional approach to redesigning MPAs along its 1,100 mile coastline, and has divided the state into five study regions. To learn more about the individual study regions, select one of the buttons below.      |
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