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Citizen Scientist Monitoring of Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2012
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Reef Check California has surveyed rocky reefs and kelp forests in southern California since 2006 and has up to nine years of data from the MLPA South Coast Study... -
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Rockfish Conservation Area - R7 - CDFW [ds3144]
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Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs) are closed areas for west coast groundfish fisheries and for some fisheries that may incidentally take groundfish as bycatch. The... -
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Characterization of Seabirds, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
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We completed four distinct projects to collect baseline data at varying spatial and temporal scales. First, we used data from aerial photographic surveys conducted... -
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Citizen Scientist Monitoring of Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2016
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RCCA volunteer citizen scientists conducted 18 visual scuba transects at each monitoring site to survey densities and sizes of ecologically and economically important... -
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Groundfish Recreational Boundaries - R7 - CDFW [ds3143]
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Waters off the coast of California are split into five distinct groundfish management areas used in the regulation and management of groundfish fisheries. All fishing... -
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channel-islands-marine-protected-areas-first-5-years-of-monitoring-2003-2008_all-habitats
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Results from the first 5 years of baseline monitoring of marine protected areas 2003-2008. Learn about the biological, ecological and socioeconomic conditions around... -
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Shallow Rock and Kelp Forest Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2012
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We systematically surveyed 94 of the 122 nearshore rocky reefs in the California south coast study region (SCSR). This synoptic baseline survey was conducted at 75... -
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Rockfish Conservation Area Waypoints - R7 - CDFW [ds3145]
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Rockfish Conservation Areas (RCAs) are closed areas for west coast groundfish fisheries and for some fisheries that may incidentally take groundfish as bycatch. The... -
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Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
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Here we provide one of the first systematic, โsnapshotโ surveys of the entire North Coast Study Region, from the Oregon border to the headland at Point Arena. Our... -
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Keystone Marine Species and Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
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This project, Informing the North Coast MPA Baseline: Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Keystone Marine Species and Ecosystems, applies Tribal/Indigenous... -
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Spatial and Economic Human Uses, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 1992 to 2012
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This study addresses the South Coast MPA Baseline Program objectives by describing human use patterns across the study region and establishing initial data points for... -
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Sandy Beach Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2013
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Sandy beaches are among the most intensely used coastal ecosystems for human recreation and are vitally important to coastal economies. Beaches support unique... -
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Use of Estuarine, Intertidal, and Subtidal Habitats by Seabirds, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2013
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Seabirds are long-lived, upper trophic level predators that are integral components of marine ecosystems. During the breeding season, seabirds are central place... -
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Tubesnout Length Frequency - North Central Coast - 2010-11 - PISCO [ds1394]
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This map service is a synthesis of the baseline characterization of kelp and shallow rock ecosystems inside and outside of several North Central Coast (NCC) MPAs at... -
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Oceanographic Context for Characterization and Future Evaluation, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2016
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Marine ecosystems along the North Coast of California exist in a highly energetic and variable oceanographic environment that strongly influences the dynamics and... -
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Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study
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The objectives of this baseline study of rocky intertidal habitats along the North Coast Study Region (NCSR) are to (1) produce a quantitative baseline... -
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Nearshore Substrate Mapping Change Analysis using Multispectral Imagery, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2012
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Three remote sensing datasets were utilized to create the final substrate map products: 1) 4-banded imagery collected in June, October and November of 2012 by... -
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North Coast State of the Region, Snapshots and Supplemental Reports All Habitats 2013 to 2017
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Learn about the biological, ecological, oceanographic, and socioeconomic conditions around the time of marine protected area (MPA) implementation on the North Coast.... -
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Characterization of Nearshore Fish Communities Associated with Rocky Reef Habitats, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
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To characterize the fish communities associated with nearshore rocky reef habitat, we collaborated with commercial passenger fishing vessel (CPFV) captains and... -
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Characterization of Sandy Beaches and Adjacent Surf Zones, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
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We combined taxonomically detailed surveys of macroinvertebrates and birds with targeted sampling of regionally important focal taxa including surf zone fishes, kelp...