ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Staff to the project:

Brian E. Baird, Resources Agency of California
Melissa Miller-Henson, Resources Agency of California
Brice Semmens, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

Thanks to the following individuals and their respective agencies for actively
participating in the deliberations of the State Interagency Marine Managed Areas
Workgroup and for their assistance in preparing this draft report:

Jim Barry, Department of Parks and Recreation
Mary Bergen, State Lands Commission
Peter Connors, University of California
John Dixon, California Coastal Commission
Lilli Ferguson, California Coastal Commission
Deborah McArdle, University of California Sea Grant Cooperative Extension
Frank Palmer, State Water Resources Control Board
Paul Reilly, Department of Fish and Game
Dwight Sanders, State Lands Commission
Dave Schaub, Department of Parks and Recreation
Linda Scourtis, San Francisco Bay Conservation & Development Commission

 

A very special thanks is extended to the National Center for Ecological Analysis
and Synthesis (NCEAS) of Santa Barbara, without the assistance of which this project
would not have been possible.

 

 

The following files are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

 

Press Release (11k)

 

REPORT CONTENTS

Executive Summary (21k)

Improving California’s System of Marine Managed Areas (75k)

The Role of Marine Managed Areas

System of Marine Managed Areas Defined

State Agencies with Responsibilities Related to Marine Managed Areas

State Marine Managed Area Classifications

Analysis and Recommendations Regarding the State Classification System for

Marine Managed Areas

A. Purpose and Design

B. Management and Enforcement

C. Education and Outreach

D. Evaluation and Research

Conclusion

Table 1: Proposed Classification System for State Marine Managed Areas

Bibliography

 

Appendix A. State Agencies with Responsibilities Related to Marine Managed Areas
and Adjacent Terrestrial Areas (30k)

 

Appendix B. State Marine Managed Area and Adjacent Terrestrial Area
Classifications with Related Statutes and Regulations (144k)

 

Appendix C. List of State Marine Managed Areas and Terrestrial Sites
Adjacent to the Marine Environment (18k)

 

 

Grateful acknowledgment is made to the Department of Water Resources, Graphics Design Unit, for assistance in preparing this document for publication.

 

Print copies of this document may be obtained by contacting:

Ocean Resources Management Program
The Resources Agency of California
1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1311
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 653-5656
E-mail: see Ocean Program web site for current address

 

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