Draft SCRSG MPA Proposals and Revised 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 proposals and revised external MPA proposals, and additional supplementary information.

The evaluations linked below are subject to slight revisions over the next several weeks; revision dates are noted in parentheses.

• Draft Methods Used to Evaluate Marine Protected Area Proposals in the MLPA South Coast Study Region
  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)
• Supporting Text for Levels of Protection Approved on April 1, 2009 (Revised June 16, 2009)
• Habitat representation and replication evaluation (related to Goals 1 and 4 of the MLPA)
  • Draft Summary of Habitat and Size and Spacing Evaluations of the Round 2 MPA Proposals for the MLPA South Coast Study Region (June 17, 2009)
  • Evaluation Summary PowerPoint
  • 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-r2.asp)
• MPA size and spacing evaluation (related to Goals 2 and 6 of the MLPA)
  • Evaluation PowerPoint
• Bioeconomic modeling evaluation
  • Evaluation summary PowerPoint (July 28, 2009)
  • Bioeconomic model evaluations of second round marine protected area proposals for the MLPA South Coast Study Region Report to South Coast Science Advisory Team (June 18, 2009, revised July 23, 2009)
  • Individual MPA results for all draft MPA proposals (July 2, 2009)
  • Bioeconomic Model Evaluations Table 1: Biomass (July 2, 2009)
  • Bioeconomic Model Evaluations Table 2: Fishery Yield (July 2, 2009)
  • Individual MPA deletion analysis results (July 9, 2009)
  • Three panel figures comparing proposals
  • Maps showing geographic representations of modeling results for Lapis 1, Lapis 2, Opal, Topaz, External A, External B, Proposal 0
• Marine Birds and Marine Mammals Evaluation Results (related to protecting forage, breeding and rearing areas)
  • Marine Birds and Mammals Evaluation for the MLPA South Coast Study Region PPT-June 16, 2009
  • Draft Evaluation of Benefits to Marine Mammals from Proposed MPAs in the MLPA South Coast Study Region (June 17, 2009)
  • Draft Evaluation of Benefits to Marine Birds from Proposed MPAs and Special Closures in the South Coast Study Region (June 12, 2009)
• Recreational and commercial fishing analysis (related to potential negative economic impacts)
  • Summary of potential impacts of the May 2009 MPA proposals (Round 2) on commercial and recreational fisheries in the South Coast Study Region (June 29, 2009)
  • Summary of potential impacts of the Channel Islands MPAs on commercial and recreational fisheries in the South Coast Study Region (June 29, 2009)
  • Individual MPA statistics for commercial fisheries (Microsoft Excel required)
  • Individual MPA statistics for commercial passenger fishing vessels (Microsoft Excel required)
  • Individual MPA statistics for recreational fisheries (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
  • MLPA staff memo regarding MLPA Goal 3 analysis
• 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
  • DFG analysis of draft MPA proposals and revised external MPA proposals
• Water Quality Evaluation Results
  • Draft Summary of Water and Sediment Quality Evaluation of Round 2 MPA Proposals (June 16, 2009; Revised July 13, 2009)
  • Draft Water Quality Evaluation of Round 2 MPA Proposals PPT (July 28, 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
  • State Parks' analysis of draft MPA proposals and revised external MPA proposals