COSEE-West lecture, March 2, 2005 “Science, Policy & Protecting our Coastal Oceans” A few links to useful web sites related to the Channel Island and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Channel Island web sites: Channel Islands Background and Additional Information: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/channel_islands/index.html California Department of Fish and Game’s Channel Islands MPA web site. Includes information on regulations, maps, and monitoring programs. http://www.cinms.nos.noaa.gov/ Official homepage for the Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary. Provides information on education, research, and the management plan. Includes a great collection of documents on MPAs and an underwater slide gallery. http://www.nps.gov/chis/ Official National Park Service homepage for the Channel Islands National Park. http://www.channel.islands.national-park.com/ Unofficial homepage for Channel Islands National Park, with extensive information on many aspects of the park. Brief overview of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary by NOAA. http://www.effectivempa.noaa.gov/sites/channel.html Marine Protected Area web sites: MPA Background and Additional Information: www.mpa.gov http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mlpa/index.html http://www.iucn.org/themes/wcpa/ Marine Protected Areas of the United States web site, with general information on MPAs, including some history on how and why the MPA system was developed. Site also has a virtual library and an extensive marine managed areas inventory. Information on marine life/environment protection and management in California. Web site of the California Department of Fish and Game, Marine Region. Includes a list of current state MPAs and their regulations, with maps sorted by county. Web site for the World Commission on Protected Areas. Covers a variety of issues and news related to marine protected areas worldwide, and includes links to pertinent documents and websites. COSEE-West lecture, March 2, 2005 “Science, Policy & Protecting our Coastal Oceans” A few links to useful web sites related to the Channel Island and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/marine/what_we_do/protected_areas/index.c fm http://depts.washington.edu/mpanews/ http://www.iucn.org/themes/wcpa/pubs/pdfs/mpa_guidelines.pdf http://www.esajournals.org/esaonline/?request=get-static&name=s1051-0761-013-01-0001 General information from the World Wildlife Federation about protected areas worldwide. Outlines different types of marine ecoregions that are protected, and contains links to additional information. This web site is a great resource! MPA News is a newsletter on planning and management of MPAs. MPA News serves the global MPA community with news, views, analysis, and tips gathered from experts around the world. Read and search all past and current issues, which cover a wide range of topics related to MPAs. Link to a very informative document entitled “Guidelines for Marine Protected Areas,” put out by the World Commission on Protected Areas of the ICUN (The World Conservation Union). Includes detailed background information on MPAs, criteria for selection, and management and planning of different MPAs. Links to a collection of downloadable pdf science journal articles on the topic of “The Science of Marine Reserves.” Additional Information (links, activities, images) http://seagrant.ucsd.edu/communication/announce039.html List of links to marine protected area web sites compiled by the California Sea Grant Program. http://www.jason.org/digital_labs/CINMS/ Educational Simulation Game online called “Marine Reserves: Where do you fit in?” You or your students can take on the role of different stake holders and design your own hypothetical reserve around Anacapa! http://www.vims.edu/bridge/ Search this site for MPA/Channel Islands lessons and links. http://www.californiacoastline.org/ Over 20,500 photographs of the current California coastline. Searchable collection of the California Coastal Records Project, an aerial photographic survey of the California Coastline.