California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Announcement
Who: California Sea Grant Program

What: Request for proposals to conduct baseline monitoring in the MLPA North Central Coast Study Region (see more information below)

When: Proposals due September 28, 2009

Where: Visit www.csgc.ucsd.edu/FUNDING/APPLYING/NorthCentralCoastMPA2009-10.html for more details.

The California Sea Grant Program is pleased to announce a request for proposals for the North Central Coast Marine Protected Areas Baseline Program.

The North Central Coast Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Baseline Program is a collaborative effort among the State Coastal Conservancy, Ocean Protection Council (OPC), California Department of Fish and Game (DFG), California Ocean Science Trust MPA Monitoring Enterprise, and California Sea Grant. The program seeks to provide a summary description, assessment and understanding of ecological and socioeconomic conditions, inside and outside North Central Coast MPAs to be designated under the Marine Life Protection Act, at or near the time of MPA implementation. It also seeks to document initial socioeconomic changes and select ecological changes following MPA implementation.

This opportunity is contingent on adoption of North Central Coast MPAs by the California Fish and Game Commission (FGC). The FGC is currently scheduled to consider adoption of North Central Coast MPAs on August 5, 2009.

Please read the California Sea Grant Program website at
www.csgc.ucsd.edu/FUNDING/APPLYING/NorthCentralCoastMPA2009-10..html

The due date for formal proposals is September 28, 2009. Proposals for projects of up to three years duration will be accepted. If you have questions, please contact California Sea Grant at sgproposal@ucsd.edu or 858-534-4440.