California Marine Protected Areas Resources

Brochures and Factsheets

North Central Coast Marine Protected Areas (June 2008) (PDF)

Central Coast Marine Protected Areas (August 2007) (PDF)

Fact Sheets for each of the Central Coast marine reserves (PDF)

Maps, Charts and Graphs

Recommended MPAs for California's North Central Coast (PDF)

North Central California Coast Study Region for MPAs (PDF)

Marine Protected Area Network for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (PDF)

Central California Marine Protected Areas (PDF)

California Groundfish Decline Chart (PDF)

Scientists Support Marine Protected Areas

Marine Reserves: A Guide to Science, Design, and Use by Ocean Conservancy Scientist Jack Sobel. The First Guidebook Outlining the Benefits of No-Take Marine Reserves.

Scientific Consensus Statements Supporting Marine Reserves (Summary) (DOC)

Scientific Consensus Statement on Marine Reserves and Marine Protected Areas (PDF)
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

Marine Protected Areas: Tools For Sustaining Ocean Ecosystem
National Research Council

Public Support for Marine Protected Areas

Summary of Three California Polls Show Public Support for Marine Protected Areas (DOC)

Other Resources

Go to CalOceans.org for more information on the Campaign to Create an Ocean Legacy.