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Marine Protected Areas -- National Geographic

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Skip to this page's content. This requires the latest version of Flash Player. Click here to download. Source: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Map artwork Hiram Henriquez. World’s Largest Single Marine Reserve Created in Pacific. The area around the Pitcairn Islands is one of the most pristine places on Earth. Swimming With Wildlife in the Seychelles. Gabon Unveils Huge Marine Reserve.

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Outreach and Engagement | National Marine Protected Areas Center

http://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/resources/outreach

Recreation and Ocean Uses. What You Can Do. MPA Outreach and Engagement. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. Credit: Jane Lazarz. Ongoing, meaningful engagement with those who use and care about the oceans is a critical component of effective MPA management. Engaging Communities in Marine Protected Areas: Concepts and Strategies from Current Practice (June 2014). Best Practices for Constituent Communications (June 2014). Recommendations from Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee.

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Links – Ocean World Online

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Camping at Kamp Klamath. Things to see and do:. Redwood National & State Parks. St George Reef Lighthouse. Jedediah Smith Redwoods Park. Great Cats World Park. Crescent City, California. Del Norte County info. Del Norte Chamber of Commerce. Klamath Chamber of Commerce. California MPA Educational Resources.

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Cool Links

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T-Shirts/ Kayaks For Sale. Natural History of the California Coast. Natural History of Elkhorn Slough. Monterey Bay Seafood Watch Guide. Friends of the Sea Otters. Monterey Bay Aquarium Online Animal Guide. Virtual Tour of Central California Underwater Parks. California Marine Protected Areas: Educational Resources. Whale Watching Excursions: Monterey Bay. Recommended Stays and Eats in Santa Cruz. Hulas Island Grill and Tiki Bar. Santa Cruz Stand up Paddle Board. Yoga on a board. Save the Manatee Club.

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Get Involved | Coral Reef Systems

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Skip to Main Content Area. Rarr; Get Involved. HAVE YOU SEEN OUR VIDEO ON KPBS? This video is collaboration between Coral Reef Systems researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and San Diego State University and local television and radio station, KPBS. We are excited to have Rob Machado, one of the world’s greatest surfers and a San Diego local, on board (Find out more about Machado’s charity foundation at www.robmachadofoundation.org. WHAT CAN YOU DO? Support our large-scale research? Http:/...

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Marine Life Decline | Thank You Ocean

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Darr; Skip to Main Content. What You Can Do. Japan Tsunami Marine Debris. Habitat Destruction and Degradation. Solution: Marine Protected Areas. Student and Teacher Resources. Take Action Against Marine Life Decline. Causes and Implications of Marine Life Decline. Coastal Development Threats to Salmon and Steelhead in California. Laws and Government Actions that Combat Marine Life Decline. Tiny phytoplankton in the ocean produce more oxygen than all the forests and plants on Earth. That identifies the be...

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Marine Protected Areas - California Marine Sanctuary Foundation

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In Support of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The Initiative has played a crucial leadership role in support of California’s MPAs. Our accomplishments, in partnership with a multitude of “on the ground” organizations and federal and state agencies have received wide acclaim:. Building a consortium of collaborative MPA partners, initially on the central coast, and now across the state;. California Leading the Nation. CMSF MPA Education and Outreach Initiative. The MPA Education and Outreach Initiative has ...

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MPA Watch

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Citizen Science for Stewardship of Coastal and Ocean Resources. Volunteers have submitted 13910. To learn more about the program, please see MPA Watch's Two Page Summary Document. For detailed information on how California's MPA Watch program is implemented, please review the California MPA Watch Manual. To understand how data is collected, please see the protocols for conducting land-based surveys. To better understand MPA Watch's data categories, please see the MPA Watch land-based data sheet.

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Into the Blue: April 2014

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April 29, 2014. Plastic-Free Event Challenge #3. Prepping for a beach cleanup with 250 volunteers is no easy task, but Save Our Shores is not afraid of a challenge. Photo by Save Our Shores. The Santa Cruz Warriors joined SOS for a big beach cleanup at Seabright Beach. On March 15th and we were so excited to invite everyone in the community! SOS knew that this was a cleanup like no other! Photo by Save Our Shores. Our hearts sank as we started to comprehend the complexity of hosting a entirely plastic-fr...