Central Coast Study Region (2004-2007)
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EXISTING STATE MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAs)
MLPA Planning Groups
- Blue Ribbon Task Force
- Science Advisory Team
- Regional Stakeholder Group
- Statewide Interests Group
- Fish and Game Commission
Monitoring and Evaluation
Regulatory and Environmental Review
Related Links
Central Coast Project and Central Coast Regional Stakeholder Group
Regional Stakeholder Group | Documents for Comment | Baseline Science-Management Panel
- Online Guide to California's Central Coast Marine Protected Areas
(Large file size - 2.3 MB) - Brochure with California's Central Coast Marine Protected Areas

- Central Coast Marine Protected Areas (includes maps and coordinates)
- Commission Gives Final Approval for Central Coast Marine Protected Areas (April 13, 2007)
- Central Coast Study Region: Marine Protected Area Monitoring Plan - Draft Final
(December 6, 2006) - Central Coast Regulatory and Environmental Review Process Documents
- California Fish and Game Commission preferred alternative for MPAs in the Central California Coast
(Pigeon Point to Point Conception - August 15, 2006) - Memo from MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force Chair Phil Isenberg regarding lessons learned through the MLPA Initiative

(October 17, 2006)
View the four lessons learned reports on the MLPA Initiative, MLPA Central Coast Project, central coast facilitation, and administration.
- Department of Fish and Game's preferred alternative for MPAs in the Central California Coast
(Pigeon Point to Point Conception - June 22, 2006) - MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force Transmittal of Central Coast Project Recommendations to the California Department of Fish and Game (April 28, 2006)
- News Release
(March 17, 2006):
MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force Sets Milestone with Recommendations for Improving California's System of Marine Protected AreasCentral Coast MPA Packages
(based on March 2006 Blue Ribbon Task Force decision) - Regional Profile of the Central Coast Study Region and Appendices

(September 19, 2005) - Adopted Regional Goals and Objectives Package as Approved by the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force

(September 28, 2005) - News Release (May 16, 2005):
MLPA Initiative, Department of Fish and Game Announce Central Coast Regional Stakeholder Group - Send comments on the Central Coast Project.


