[ODFWMarineReserves] News Release

[ODFW MarineReserves]

NEWS RELEASE

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

Contact:          Ed Bowles (503) 947-6206

Jessica Sall (503) 947-6023

 

For immediate release
Nov. 22, 2010

 

Proposed marine reserve sites now posted online

 

NEWPORT, Ore. -- The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has posted
for public review the maps and descriptions of proposed marine reserves
and protected areas on its marine reserves website
(www.oregonocean.info/marinereserves). 

 

ODFW received the final marine reserve recommendations from three local
community teams that considered proposed reserves at Cape Perpetua near
Florence, Cascade Head near Lincoln City and Cape Falcon near Manzanita.


 

According to Cristen Don, ODFW marine scientist, the recommendations for
the Cape Perpetua and Cascade Head reserves were made with the strong
support of the local community teams. Each is a compromise proposal that
includes a marine reserve and less restrictive protected areas.

 

The community team considering the Cape Falcon site was unable to agree
upon a compromise and narrowly adopted the original marine reserve
proposal forwarded for further evaluation to the team by the Ocean
Policy Advisory Council, Don added.

 

"All members of the team were able to support some form of a marine
reserve at Cape Falcon," Don said. "But in the end members of the team
couldn't reach full agreement on the exact size, shape and conditions
for the reserve."

 

"It was not an easy task reaching compromise recommendations," Don
added. "We need to commend the members of all three of the local
community teams for their perseverance and willingness to work together
to reach compromises."

 

ODFW will consult with scientists on the Science and Technical Advisory
Committee before taking their recommendations to OPAC in December for
additional review.  The agency will make its final recommendations to
the Governor and Oregon Legislature in time for the next Legislative
session. 

 

According to Don, the Governor and Legislature are expected to consider
funding and additional policy direction before any sites are designated.

 

Public comment on the proposed marine reserves will be accepted
throughout this process and should be submitted through the Oregon
Marine Reserves website at www.oregonoceans.info/marinereserves. Members
of the public also will be able to comment at the upcoming OPAC meeting
on Dec. 6-7 at the Hallmark Resort, 744 SW Elizabeth St., Newport, Ore.

 

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