Recommendations and reports published by the MPA Federal Advisory Committee.
2016 Products
2014 Products
- Cover letter to DOC and DOI for June 2014 products
- Call to Action – Destination Marine Protected Areas: Sustaining America's Most Treasured Ocean Places for Recreation and Stewardship (June 2014)
- Recommendations for Managing Recreational Use to Sustain the Natural and Cultural Assets of U.S. Marine Protected Areas (June 2014)
- Best Practices for Constituent Communication (June 2014)
2013 Products
- Letter to DOC and DOI about Sustainable Recreation and Tourism at Marine Protected Areas (December 2013)
- Letter to DOC on Budget for National Marine Protected Areas Center (May 2013)
- Letter to DOI on Budget for National Marine Protected Areas Center (May 2013)
- Letter to Council on Environmental Quality on Budget for National Marine Protected Areas Center (May 2013)
2012 Products
2011 Products
- Committee Recommendations for Integrated Management Using a Cultural Landscape Approach in the National System (December 2011)
- Committee Recommendations on Marine Protected Areas and Healthy Coastal Communities (December 2011)
- Committee Recommendations on Managing Marine Resources Across the Land/Sea Interface (December 2011)
- Committee Recommendations on the Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Process (September 2011)
2010 Products
- Committee Recommendations on Cultural Heritage Resources in the National System of Marine Protected Areas (November 2010)
- Letter to NOAA and DOI on Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning and Toolkit of MPA Products (November 2010)
- Letter to NOAA and DOI on Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (May 2010)
- Committee Recommendations on Climate Change in the Oceans, and the Cultural Heritage Vision for the National System of Marine Protected Areas (April 2010)
2009 Products
- Committee Recommendations on Evaluating the National System of Marine Protected Areas (September 2009)
- Committee Recommendations on Ecological Resilience and Gap Analysis of the National System of Marine Protected Areas (April 2009)
2008 Products
- Committee Recommendations on Linking Ocean Observing Systems with the National System and Evaluating the National System of MPAs (December 2008)
- Committee Recommendations on MPA Compliance and Enforcement and Comments on Revised Draft Framework (May 2008)
- "Toward a National System of Marine Protected Areas: A Report by the MPA Federal Advisory Committee, Recommendations from 2006-2007" (February 2008)
2007 Products
- Process for Determining Which Existing MPA Sites will Constitute the Initial National System of MPAs (November 2007)
- Developing Plans for Effective MPA Management: A Model (November 2007)
- Incentives for Participation in the National System of MPAs (November 2007)
- Regional Approaches to Planning and Coordination of MPAs (November 2007)
- Management Criteria, Priority Objectives, and Categories for the National System of MPAs (April 2007)
- Committee comments on the Draft MPA Framework (Feb 2007)
2005-2006 Products
- "Marine Protected Areas: A Fundamental Tool for Ecosystem-Based Management" (Nov 2006)
- "Protecting America's Marine Environment: A Report of the MPA FAC on Establishing and Managing A National System of MPAs" (June 2005)