Seacidal
02-13-2009, 12:30 PM
Maybe I've been living in Ventura too long, but I didn't know that funding MPAs along the SoCal region (beyond the northern islands) was part of the Montrose settlement.
Case: Montrose/PV Shelf, CA
Fishing and Fish Habitat Restoration:
Augment Funds for Implementing Marine Protected Areas in California
The goal of this action is to improve the fish habitat function in Southern California by augmenting funds needed to evaluate and implement Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as part of an ecosystem-based management approach for fishery resources.
If MPA networks are established along mainland coasts in the future, the Trustees will consider directing additional funds to their implementation and/or evaluation during the next phase of restoration, particularly if they are established in Southern California.
Through this action, MSRP funds will contribute to the goals of
* ensuring that the MPAs function as intended (i.e., through effective public awareness and enforcement efforts) and
* measuring the impacts (positive and negative) of MPAs on fishing services.
The Trustees propose to contribute approximately $500,000 toward these MPA efforts over five year to fill, in part, funding gaps identified by the implementing agencies.
Depending on the findings of the monitoring efforts, the effective management of MPAs in the Northern Channel Islands may ultimately lead to the expanded use of this fisheries management tool throughout California, including the Palos Verdes Shelf region.
MSRP Grants
As part of the MSRP Restoration Plan, approximately $400,000 was made available to support the implementation of Marine Protected Areas in regions that promote the production of commonly caught coastal fish species. NOAA and the other Trustees sought specifically to support projects directed towards evaluating the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a management tool for promoting ecosystem health and sustainable fishing in California Marine waters.
Case: Montrose/PV Shelf, CA
Fishing and Fish Habitat Restoration:
Augment Funds for Implementing Marine Protected Areas in California
The goal of this action is to improve the fish habitat function in Southern California by augmenting funds needed to evaluate and implement Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as part of an ecosystem-based management approach for fishery resources.
If MPA networks are established along mainland coasts in the future, the Trustees will consider directing additional funds to their implementation and/or evaluation during the next phase of restoration, particularly if they are established in Southern California.
Through this action, MSRP funds will contribute to the goals of
* ensuring that the MPAs function as intended (i.e., through effective public awareness and enforcement efforts) and
* measuring the impacts (positive and negative) of MPAs on fishing services.
The Trustees propose to contribute approximately $500,000 toward these MPA efforts over five year to fill, in part, funding gaps identified by the implementing agencies.
Depending on the findings of the monitoring efforts, the effective management of MPAs in the Northern Channel Islands may ultimately lead to the expanded use of this fisheries management tool throughout California, including the Palos Verdes Shelf region.
MSRP Grants
As part of the MSRP Restoration Plan, approximately $400,000 was made available to support the implementation of Marine Protected Areas in regions that promote the production of commonly caught coastal fish species. NOAA and the other Trustees sought specifically to support projects directed towards evaluating the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) as a management tool for promoting ecosystem health and sustainable fishing in California Marine waters.