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Reports and Articles on Ocean Issues

West Coast Governors Agreement on Ocean Health, September 18, 2006 (PDF)
The Governors of Washington, Oregon, and California, are launching a coordinated West Coast ocean and coastal collaboration to address critical ocean and coastal protection and management issues facing all three states.

Lessons from Land for Protection in the Sea: The Need for a New Ocean Ethic (PDF), By Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Renee Davis-Born, and Brooke Simler.

Science of Marine Reserves Booklet
The latest scientific information about reserves in an understandable and accessible format.

FAQ on Marine Reserves (PDF), by Dr. Mark Hixon, Oregon State University, Marine Biologist

Consensus Statement on Ecosystem-Based Management signed by over 200 academic scientists and policy experts

Protecting America’s Marine Environment: A Report of the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee on Establishing and Managing a National System of Marine Protected Areas (PDF) Summary (PDF)

Joint Ocean Commission Initiative U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card (PDF)

Pew Oceans Commission Report
“America's Living Oceans: Charting a Course for Sea Change”

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Recommendations
“An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century”

 


Common Ground panel for Oregon State Senate Environment and Land Use Committee Screening

Upcoming Events:

OPAC Marine Reserve Working Group meets June 20 in Salem at the Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife offices,

OPAC meets June 30th in Salem at the Department of State Lands offices.

Purchase your own Common Ground DVD. Email us with order for Part 1, Part 2 or both along with shipping information. DVDs are $15 with shipping. The 2 DVD set is $20.

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Seafood Choices Matter
Use this quick guide for choosing seafood that is good for the ocean and healthy to eat.

FAQ on Marine Reserves
by Dr. Mark Hixon (PDF)

Shouts and Murmurs
Listen to Congressman Blumenauer’s Address at the Portland Premiere of “Common Ground”
 
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