GEOG 001 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Point Dume, Kelp Forest, Headache
17 May 2020
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Many fisheries in decline or on verge of collapse. Most cost-effective to protect all parts of ecosystem (land/marine etc) Animals move, individual habitats vary, environmental conditions change. Trying to put mpa"s along a stepping stone" route is difficult, we need to do a better job of linking mpa"s. Economic hardships and safety issues amongst fishing community. Monitoring is extremely difficult (a lot of area to cover), regulation, enforcement, etc. At the top is state marine reserves (smrs) Fewer restrictions, geared more towards certain species or habitat protection. Even fewer restrictions, geared towards allowing recreation while also conserving. Preferred increments is every 30 miles or so along coast, spanning at least 6- Try to have mpa replicating multiple habitats within each region. Key habitats like sandy beach, rocky intertidal, estuary, canyon, kelp. Point dume, dana point, 3 others were rejected forest etc etc) Globally recognized climate scientists founded by the un environmental.
