Request for Listing
of a Tribal Marine Protected Area
Wishtoyo Foundation applied to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior for listing of a Tribal Network of Marine
Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuary, off the coast of Ventura. Marine Sanctuaries are important
because they establish boundaries for research, preservation, and
monitoring, to investigate the health and status of our ocean waters
and marine habitat. There are Marine Sanctuaries located all over the
U.S. and these have proven to be extremely valuable for university
projects and scientific research as well as for monitoring the status
of local fisheries. (www.noaa.org) Wishtoyo
has also completed a study, authored by Bioregional Planning
Associates (Santa Barbara), of south-central California's Chumash
maritime culture and history, a significant resource to be
considered for a Marine Protected Area. For
more information about MPA's misconceptions versus reality, please
go to: MPA
Truths and Misconceptions
For information
about California Dept. of Fish & Game's Marine Life Protection
Act initiative, please visit:
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/mlpa/brtf.html
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