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Evidence that spillover from Marine Protected Areas benefits the spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) fishery in southern California

Evidence that spillover from Marine Protected Areas benefits the spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) fishery in southern California

Feb 1, 2021 | 3South Coast, 4MPA Research and Monitoring, New Research, Santa Barbara Channel

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are designed to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem services. Some MPAs are also established to benefit fisheries through increased egg and larval production, or the spillover of mobile juveniles and adults. Whether spillover influences...
MPA update: A deep dive into the mid-depth rocky reef

MPA update: A deep dive into the mid-depth rocky reef

Jan 19, 2021 | 4MPA Research and Monitoring, Field Stories, New Research

Just beyond California’s kelp forests, patches of rock and sandy seafloor stretch from about 100 feet to over 300 feet deep at the edge of the continental shelf in what scientists call the mid-depth rocky reef ecosystem. This zone comprises around 75% of the state’s...
San Diego Coastal Marshes May Become Important Tools to Battle Climate Change

San Diego Coastal Marshes May Become Important Tools to Battle Climate Change

Dec 4, 2020 | 3South Coast, 4MPA Research and Monitoring, New Research, San Diego

“So as you see behind me, there are a lot of these opportunity parcels that we like to call them,” Pukini said. “These orphan wetlands that are in and around a lot of the currently existing wetlands in San Diego County that have the potential to be restored to enhance...
MPA update: Sport anglers reel in fisheries data

MPA update: Sport anglers reel in fisheries data

Nov 24, 2020 | 1North Coast, 2Central Coast, 3South Coast, 4MPA Research and Monitoring, Citizen Science, New Research

Over the last two decades, California created a unique network of marine protected areas across the state with the intention of cultivating healthy ocean ecosystems. But because the act limited fishing and other activities in certain areas, it was met with skepticism...
MPA Update: Fishing communities discuss protected areas impacts

MPA Update: Fishing communities discuss protected areas impacts

Oct 19, 2020 | 1North Coast, 2Central Coast, 3South Coast, 4MPA Research and Monitoring, New Research

“We’re getting hit from all sides,” says a fisherman from Crescent City during a virtual focus group discussion. “If it isn’t the environment, it’s management.” Over the last decade, California established an extensive network of marine protected areas (MPAs) along...
MPA Watch: Summarizing 10 Years of Human Use Data

MPA Watch: Summarizing 10 Years of Human Use Data

Aug 10, 2020 | 1North Coast, 2Central Coast, 3South Coast, 4MPA Research and Monitoring, Citizen Science, New Research

Marine Protected Area (MPA) Watch is a network of programs that support healthy oceans through community science by collecting human use data in and around our protected areas. A variety of standardized and custom data reports are available, including standardized...
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