(7.77 MB)

The California Network of Marine Protected Areas - interpretive brochure

MPA Network

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

6/2022

 (153 KB)

Ask the Research MPA Monitoring Series Flyer

MPA Decadal Management Review

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region and California Ocean Protection Council

5/2/2022

 (983 KB)

Learn More: Research and Monitoring

MPA Decadal Management Review

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

12/8/2021

 (10.3 MB)

Climate Resilience and California's Marine Protected Area Network

MPA Decadal Management Review

Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team and Ocean Science Trust

6/2021

 (11.5 MB)

Science Guidance for Evaluating California's Marine Protected Area Network

MPA Decadal Management Review

Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team and Ocean Science Trust

6/2021

 (1.06 MB)

MPA Decadal Management Review Community Meetings - Key Themes Summary

MPA Decadal Management Review

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

12/30/2021

 (229 KB)

Learn More: Online Resources

MPA Network

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

12/16/2021

 (226 KB)

Marine Protected Area 2022 Steering Committee Charter

MPA Decadal Management Review

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

6/22/2021

 (112 KB)

MPA Decadal Management Review Community Meetings

MPA Decadal Management Review

CDFW Marine Region, Statewide MPA Management Project

9/2021

 (57.6 KB)

The Marine Managed Areas Improvement Act (MMAIA)

Legal Code

California Department of Fish and Game

2008

 (38.2 KB)

Draft List of Plants and Algae Likely to Benefit from the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas in California

List of species

California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative

8/2007

 (20.8 KB)

Draft List of Marine Mammals Likely to Benefit from the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas in California

List of species

California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative

8/2007

 (21.1 KB)

Draft List of Seabirds Likely to Benefit from the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas in California

List of species

California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative

8/2007

 (41.5 KB)

Draft List of Invertebrates Likely to Benefit from the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas in California

List of species

California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative

8/2007

 (43.6 KB)

Draft List of Fishes Likely to Benefit from the Establishment of Marine Protected Areas in California

List of species

California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative

8/2007

 (7.67 MB)

Proceedings of the Marine Protected Areas and Fisheries Integration Workshop, Full Report

Workshop Summary

California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Region

2/2012

 (173 KB)

Marine Life Protection Act Implementation Update

Implementation Update

California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Region

4/10/2012

 (1.90 MB)

A Network of Protection

marine protected area network

Mary Patyten

8/2014

 (356 KB)

Evaulating California's MPA Network Against Global Standards, September 2018, Issue 5

MAP e-Newsletters, September 2018, Issue 5

California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Region

9/2018

 (4.38 MB)

CDFW Approved Summaries of Marine Protected Area Regulations

marine protected area network

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

10/1/2014

 (1.55 MB)

Overview of Alternative Marine Protected Area Proposals: The Marine Life Protection Act Initiative (2004-2012)

MPA planning

CDFW Marine Region, Statewide MPA Management Project

9/2015

 (10.4 MB)

California Marine Protected Area Network Outreach and Education Guide

MPA Outreach and Education Guide

CDFW Marine Region

5/2019

 (485 KB)

Channel Islands Marine Protected Areas Monitoring Plan

Monitoring Plan

California Department of Fish and Game

2/2004

 (8.14 MB)

Ecosystem-based Monitoring and Research in Support of the Marine Life Protection Act and Marine Life Management Act – Remotely Operated Vehicle Deepwater Benthic Fish and Habitat Statewide Sampling

ROV CIAP Grant Final Report

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2017

 (4.77 MB)

A Framework for Informing Permitting Decisions on Scientific Activities in Marine Protected Areas

scientific collecting permit

Emily T. Saarman, Brian Owens, Richard F. Ambrose, Mark H. Carr, John C. Field, Steven N. Murray, Karina J. Nielsen and Stephen B. Weisberg

7/2017

 (860 KB)

Proceedings of the Regional Ocean Model System Overview Workshop

Workshop Summary

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

8/10/2017

 (314 KB)

Deep-Water Marine Protected Area Monitoring Workshop #1 Meeting Summary

Workshop Summary

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, California Ocean Protection Council and Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

4/19/2017

 (233 KB)

Deep-Water Marine Protected Area Monitoring Workshop #2 Meeting Summary

Workshop Summary

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, California Ocean Protection Council and Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

6/26/2017

 (7.61 MB)

Proceedings of the Marine Protected Area Site Selection Workshop

Workshop Summary

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

1/2/2018

 (698 KB)

Appendix H: Proceedings of the ROMS Overview Workshop - 2018 MPA Monitoring Action Plan

Long-term Monitoring

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, California Ocean Protection Council and California Ocean Science Trust

10/2018

 (6.32 MB)

Appendix G: Proceedings of the MPA Site Selection Workshop - 2018 MPA Monitoring Action Plan

Long-term Monitoring

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, California Ocean Protection Council and California Ocean Science Trust

10/2018

 (1.97 MB)

Appendix F: Index Site Selection Detailed Methods - 2018 MPA Monitoring Action Plan

Long-term Monitoring

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, California Ocean Protection Council and California Ocean Science Trust

10/2018

 (689 KB)

Appendix E: Deepwater Workshop Report - 2018 MPA Monitoring Action Plan

Long-term Monitoring

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, California Ocean Protection Council and California Ocean Science Trust

10/2018

 (709 KB)

Appendix D: Recommendations for Human Use Monitoring - 2018 MPA Monitoring Action Plan

Long-term Monitoring

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, California Ocean Protection Council and California Ocean Science Trust

10/2018

 (1.04 MB)

Appendix C: California Estuary and Wetland Monitoring Survey - 2018 MPA Monitoring Action Plan

Long-term Monitoring

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, California Ocean Protection Council and California Ocean Science Trust

10/2018

 (189 KB)

Appendix B: Performance Evaluation Question - 2018 MPA Monitoring Action Plan

Long-term Monitoring

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, California Ocean Protection Council and California Ocean Science Trust

10/2018

 (544 KB)

Appendix A: Funding Disbursement Mechanisms - 2018 MPA Monitoring Action Plan

Long-term Monitoring

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, California Ocean Protection Council and California Ocean Science Trust

10/2018

 (539 KB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix R: Science Methodology for Study Regions

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2008

 (728 KB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix Q: Memorandums of Understanding for the MLPA Initiative

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2008

 (434 KB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix P: Alternative Recommendations for MPAs Considered in Each Study Region

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2008

 (1.10 MB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix O: Regional MPA Management Plans

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2008

 (164 KB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix N: Task Force Memos and Consultants' Report on Options for Funding the MLPA

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2008

 (211 KB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix M: Consultant's Adaptive Management and Monitoring and Evaluation Framework

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2008

 (126 KB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix L: Estimated Long-Term Costs to Implement the California MLPA

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2008

 (2.37 MB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix K: Lessons Learned Reports from the Central Coast Regional Process

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2008

 (48.3 KB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix J: Defined Terms

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2008

 (52.2 KB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix I: List of Existing State MPAs

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2008

 (60.7 KB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix H: Summary of Recent and Ongoing Processes Related to the MLPA Initiative

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Region

2008

 (142 KB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix G: Master List of Species Likely to Benefit from MPAs

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2008

 (67.8 KB)

Master Plan for Marine Protected Areas, 2008 Draft, Appendix F: Outline of Information Required for MPA Proposals

MPAs

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region

2008