California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Announcement
Who: Interested members of the public

What: Updated Regional Profile of the North Coast Study Region (California-Oregon Border to Alder Creek) dated April 19, 2010 (see below for more details about the revisions)

When: Now available online, next week on CD, and after May 10 in print

Where: This version of the regional profile will be available in three ways:
1. Online at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/ncprofile.asp
2. On CD by contacting the MLPA office (MLPAOffice@resources.ca.gov or 916.654.1885)
3. In print at north coast public libraries and government offices (see attached list)

The California Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative has completed a third round of revisions to the Regional Profile of the North Coast Study Region (California-Oregon Border to Alder Creek), which provides background information to be used during the MLPA Initiative's marine protected area planning process. This update to the regional profile includes a new appendix providing information about California north coast tribes and tribal communities as well as additional seafloor mapping data. The regional profile incorporates hundreds of comments and information provided by a broad array of organizations and individuals, helping create a resource that represents the best readily available information for marine protected area planning.