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

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. Analy...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	National Marine Protected Areas Center (U.S.)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Silver Spring, Md.] : [U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Protected Areas Center], [2007]
Subjects:	Marine parks and reserves > Pacific Coast (U.S.) Marine parks and reserves > Pacific Coast (U.S.) > Management. Marine ecosystem management > Pacific Coast (U.S.) Marine resources conservation > Pacific Coast (U.S.)
Online Access:	https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS95553

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Summary:	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.
Item Description:	Title from title screen (viewed on June 6, 2007). Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	6 pages : digital, PDF file.
Format:	Mode of access: World Wide Web from the NOAA MPA web site. Address as of 6/18/08: http://www.mpa.gov/pdf/national-system/stateofnation%5Fwest%5Ffinal.pdf ; current access via PURL. System requirements: Internet browser; Adobe Acrobat Reader.