California Creates a Globally Significant Network of Marine Protected Areas
April 16, 2013
A special issue of the journal Ocean and Coastal Management looks at the challenges, achievements and lessons learned in the public MPA planning processes for California's network of MPAs
California recently completed an historic overhaul of how it manages its coastal waters by revising and expanding its system of marine protected areas (MPAs). This system of MPAs is the largest scientifically based network in the U.S. and second largest in the world. How California accomplished this is the subject of a March special issue of the journal Ocean and Coastal Management released last month. Articles analyze the challenges, achievements and lessons learned in the public MPA planning processes.Ocean and Coastal Management Special Issue on California's Marine Protected Area Network Planning Process - Volume 74, Pages 1-102 (March 2013)
