Draft SCRSG MPA Arrays and Draft External MPA Proposals for the MLPA South Coast Study Region: Evaluations and Supplementary Information

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Various methods are being used to evaluate marine protected area (MPA) proposals for the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) South Coast Study Region. Evaluations of proposals are conducted relative to MLPA goals, science guidelines, potential impacts to commercial and recreational fishing, California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) feasibility criteria, and California Department of Parks and Recreation guidance.

From this page you can view a document that describes the various evaluation methods, the evaluations of draft MPA arrays and draft external MPA proposals, and additional supplementary information.

• Draft Methods Used to Evaluate Marine Protected Area Proposals in the MLPA South Coast Study Region (April 23, 2009) - Evaluation methods document that describes the various evaluations and how they are prepared (note that this document does not include evaluation methods for the California Department of Fish and Game or the California Department of Parks and Recreation)
• Habitat representation and replication evaluation (related to Goals 1 and 4 of the MLPA)
  • Evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented April 28, 2009)
  • Habitat calculations (to view habitat calculations for individual MPA arrays and proposals, please visit the habitat calculation links at www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/mpa/scrsg-dprops.asp)
• MPA size and spacing evaluation (related to Goals 2 and 6 of the MLPA)
  • Evaluation PowerPoint (April 28. 2009)
• Bioeconomic modeling evaluation
  • Evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented April 28, 2009)
  • Bioeconomic model evaluations of draft MPA arrays and draft external proposals for the MLPA South Coast Study Region (Round 1): Guide to interpreting model outputs (April 22, 2009) [Note: Use Overview of Bioeconomic Model Outputs 090422.pdf]
  • Individual MPA results for all draft MPA arrays/proposals [Note: Use ModelingEval_R1_MPAbyMPA_090422.pdf]
  • Bioeconomic Model Evaluations Table 1: Biomass (April 22, 2009) {Note: Use Round 1 Biomass 090422.pdf]
  • Bioeconomic Model Evaluations Table 2: Fishery Yield (April 22, 2009) [Round 1 Fishery Yield 090422.pdf]
  • Three panel figures comparing draft arrays and proposals [Note: Use ThreePanel_allspecies 090331.pdf]
  • Maps showing geographic representations of modeling results for Existing MPAs, Lapis A, Lapis B, Opal A, Opal B, Topaz A, Topaz B, External A, External B, External C, Proposal 0
• Marine birds evaluation (related to protecting forage, breeding and rearing areas)
  • Evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented April 28, 2009)
  • Additional seabird evaluation statistics
• Marine mammals evaluation (related to protecting forage, breeding and rearing areas)
  • Evaluation summary PowerPoint (see marine birds evaluation)
• Recreational and commercial fishing analysis (related to potential negative economic impacts)
  • Evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented April 28, 2009)
  • Summary statistics (April 10, 2009)
  • Individual MPA statistics for commercial fisheries (April 10, 2009 - Microsoft Excel required)
  • Individual MPA statistics for commercial passenger fishing vessels (April 10, 2009 - Microsoft Excel required)
  • Individual MPA statistics for recreational fisheries (April 10, 2009 - Microsoft Excel required)
• Goal 3 evaluation, pertaining to improved recreational, educational, and study opportunities provided by marine ecosystems that are subject to minimal human disturbance
  • Evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented April 28, 2009)
  • MLPA staff memo regarding MLPA Goal 3 analysis (April 8, 2009)
• California Department of Fish and Game feasibility analysis (related to the management, enforcement, and goals and objectives of the proposed MPAs)
  • DFG feasibility criteria
  • Evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented April 28, 2009)
  • DFG analysis of draft MPA arrays and draft external MPA proposals (April 23, 2009)
• California Department of Parks and Recreation evaluation (related to the design and management of the proposed MPAs)
  • State Parks guidelines for evaluating MPA proposals
  • Evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented April 28, 2009)
  • State Parks' analysis of draft MPA arrays and draft external MPA proposals (date)