The state of the Nation's marine managed areas: place-based conservation in West Coast waters

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Marine Protected Areas Center (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  MPA (Marine Protected Areas)
• Description:
  Provides information on trends in location, size, purpose, and management of existing marine managed areas on the U.S. west coast, covering the states of Washington, Oregon, and California. Notes that fewer than 0.1% of those MMAs are no-take, while others allow at least some fishing activity. Analyzes results in terms of levels of protection, impacts on fishing, and conservation focus, and notes results are intended to inform effective conservation and management of marine ecosystems in the area, as well as to provide the foundation for designing an effective national system of marine protected areas.
• Content Notes:
  Title from title screen (viewed on June 6, 2007).
  
  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  
  System requirements: Internet browser; Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  
  
• Keywords:
  Management Marine Ecosystem Management Marine Parks And Reserves Marine Resources Conservation Marine Ecosystem Management Marine Parks And Reserves Marine Resources Conservation
• Document Type:
  Miscellaneous
• Place as Subject:
  Pacific Coast (U.S.)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0eda932274bf4424063e91bb94048a7163a6072570e9ee71e68a5621d364c1c4
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/10832/noaa_10832_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.88 MB ]