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Marine Protected Areas in California

Marine Protected Areas video, lesson plan, related Web sites, and the Ocean Literacy principle.

Leopard Shark. Photograph by Kip F. Evans Video: Marine Protected Areas » California is leading the way in establishing marine protected areas along the coast. Learn about these critical areas and how important they are not only to marine life, but you and me. Beautiful footage highlights this video, along with a wonderful interview with Monterey Bay Aquarium's, Mike Sutton. For more information on marine protected areas in California, visit www.dfg.ca.gov/MRD/mlpa. This Web site provides information on the status of new marine protected areas, MPA's in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, photographs, maps, and other useful information for teachers and scientists. For more information on marine protected areas in the United States, visit http://mpa.gov/welcome.html. Lesson Plan: Marine Protected Areas » In this lesson, students will define "Marine Protected Areas" and discuss their importance, location, function, as well as describe several types of Marine Protected Areas. Students will explore the controversy surrounding the establishment of Marine Protected Areas and will consider the needs of the various stakeholders and how establishing a Marine Protected Area might affect each of those stakeholders. Students will then identify ways in which Marine Protected Areas are monitored. Finally, students will weigh the costs and benefits of establishing a Marine Protected Area by considering the effect of creating a local protected area. Ocean Literacy Principle #6: The ocean and humans are inextricably linked. Read more about Ocean Literacy »

Submitted October 01, 2006, by Kip Evans

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