Scientific Analysis of the Need, if any, for Additional Marine Protected Areas in the Monterey Bay National Sanctuary

Report Transmittal Letter

• Report Summary

• NMSA & M-S Act Legal Opinion

•Guidance on the Scope and Methods That Should be Used in a Socioeconomic analysis of the need for, and potential designation of, Marine Protected Areas in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. FINAL

•MPAs and Research Needs within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. FINAL

•Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management in the MBNMS. FINAL

•Other State and Federal Regulations and Programs that Contribute to the Conservation of the MBNMS

•Ecosystem consequences of MPAs for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. FINAL

Curriculum Vitae