California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Announcement

Who: MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force for the MLPA South Coast Study Region

What: Meeting materials for the first meeting are now posted to the MLPA website (see list below; handouts will be identified and posted beginning on Monday as they become available)

Where: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/meeting_090808.asp

Materials now posted:

1. MLPA Initiative Second Phase MOU (2007-2008) and MLPA Initiative Third Phase Amendment (2008-2010)
2. Charter of the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force
3. Marine Life Protection Act
4. Marine Managed Areas Improvement Act
5. Materials from the MLPA South Coast Study Region workshops and open houses
6. Existing marine protected areas in the MLPA South Coast Study Region
7. Table of contents for the draft regional profile for the MLPA South Coast Study Region
8. Request for nominations to the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group
9. List of nominees for the MLPA South Coast Regional Stakeholder Group
10. Charter of the MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team for the MLPA South Coast Study Region
11. List of initial science questions being addressed by the MLPA Master Plan Science Advisory Team
12. Charter of the MLPA Statewide Interests Group for the MLPA North Central Coast Study Region
13. Policy memo from the MLPA Central Coast Study Region regarding socioeconomic considerations
14. Policy memo from the MLPA Central Coast Study Region regarding qualitative standards
15. Policy memo from the MLPA North Central Coast regarding fisheries management and the MLPA
16. Policy memo from the MLPA North Central Coast regarding existing fishing regulations and statutes
17. Summary of task force guidance for the MLPA North Central Coast Study Region regarding SAT evaluations, science guidelines, cross-interest support, salmon trolling, the number of MPA proposals, California Department of Fish and Game feasibility guidelines, and special closures
18. Draft revised strategy for stakeholder and public participation (in both tracked changes and clean versions)
19. Roster for the MLPA I-Team (consisting of task force staff, contractors, California Department of Fish and Game staff, and California Department of Parks and Recreation staff)
20. Draft operating procedures for the MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force
21. Draft MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force policy on transparency
22. Draft reimbursement rate guidelines for MLPA Initiative activities