Evaluations and Supplementary Information for the SCRSG MPA Proposals in the MLPA South Coast Study Region

View MPA Proposals Developed by Work Groups of the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group – September 2009

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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 SCRSG MPA proposals, and additional supplementary information.

The evaluations linked below are subject to revision; revision dates are noted in parentheses.

• Draft Methods Used to Evaluate Marine Protected Area Proposals in the MLPA South Coast Study Region (October 6, 2009)
  Document that describes the various MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team evaluations and how they are prepared
• Habitat representation and replication evaluation (related to Goals 1 and 4 of the MLPA)
  • Habitat representation and replication evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented October 20, 2009)
  • Habitat Representation, Habitat Replication, MPA Size and MPA Spacing Evaluations of the Round 3 SCRSG MPA Proposals Summary for the MLPA South Coast Study Region
  • 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-r3.asp from the SCRSG MPA proposals page)
• MPA size and spacing evaluation (related to Goals 2 and 6 of the MLPA)
  • MPA size and spacing evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented October 20, 2009)
• Bioeconomic modeling evaluation
  • Bioeconomic modeling evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented October 20, 2009)
  • Bioeconomic model evaluations of Round 3 SCRSG marine protected area proposals for the MLPA South Coast Study Region (October 13, 2009)
  • Bioeconomic Model Evaluations Table 1: Biomass
  • Bioeconomic Model Evaluations Table 2: Fishery Yield
  • Individual MPA deletion analysis results
  • Bioeconomic model of three-panel figures comparing SCRSG MPA proposals
  • Maps showing geographic representations of bioeconomic modeling results for SCRSG MPA Proposal 1 (October 15, 2009), SCRSG MPA Proposal 2 (October 15, 2009), SCRSG MPA Proposal 3 (October 15, 2009), and Proposal 0, existing MPAs (October 15, 2009)
• Marine Birds and Marine Mammals Evaluation Results (related to protecting forage, breeding and rearing areas)
  • Marine birds and mammals evaluation summary for the MLPA South Coast Study Region PowerPoint (presented October 6, 2009)
  • Evaluation of Benefits to Marine Mammals from Proposed MPAs in the MLPA South Coast Study Region (October 13, 2009)
  • Evaluation of Benefits to Marine Birds from Proposed MPAs and Special Closures in the South Coast Study Region (October 14, 2009)
• Recreational and commercial fishing evaluation (related to potential negative economic impacts)
  • Recreational and commercial fishing evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented October 20, 2009)
  • Summary of potential impacts of the September 2009 MPA proposals (Round 3) and Channel Islands MPAs on commercial and recreational fisheries in the South Coast Study Region (revised October 13, 2009)
  • Individual MPA statistics for commercial fisheries evaluation (Microsoft Excel required)
  • Individual MPA statistics for commercial passenger fishing vessels evaluation (Microsoft Excel required)
  • Individual MPA statistics for recreational fisheries evaluation (Microsoft Excel required)
• Water Quality Evaluation Results
  • Water quality evaluation of Round 3 SCRSG MPA Proposals PowerPoint (presented October 20, 2009)
  • Summary of SAT evaluation of Round 3 SCRSG MPA Proposals for Water and Sediment Quality Evaluation of Round 3 MPA Proposals (October 7, 2009)
• Goal 3 evaluation, pertaining to improved recreational, educational, and study opportunities provided by marine ecosystems that are subject to minimal human disturbance
  • Goal 3 evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented October 20, 2009)
  • Evaluation of Existing MPAs and Round 3 SCRSG MPA Proposals Relative to MLPA Goal 3 for the MLPA South Coast Study Region (September 30, 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 (November 18, 2008)
  • DFG feasability analysis summary PowerPoint (presented October 20, 2009)
  • DFG feasability analysis of SCRSG MPA proposals (presented October 19, 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 (January 29, 2009)
  • State Parks' evaluation summary PowerPoint (presented October 20, 2009)
  • State Parks' evaluation of SCRSG MPA proposals
• Previous Versions of Evaluations and Supplementary Information
  • Round 2 (May 2009) Draft MPA Proposals Developed by Work Groups of the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group and Revised MPA Proposals Generated Externally to the SCRSG Work Group Process: Evaluations and Supplementary Information
  • Round 1 (March 2009) Draft MPA Arrays Developed by Work Groups of the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group and Draft MPA Proposals Generated Externally to the SCRSG Work Group Process: Evaluations and Supplementary Information