The Coastal Use Mapping Project is designed to collect critical information on human activities in and near the St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER). The project purpose is to improve understanding of the spatial range and intensity of key human activitie...
The Hawaii Coastal Use Mapping Project is an innovative partnership between NOAA's National Marine Protected Areas Center, NOAA's Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NOAA's Pacific Islands Regional Office, and the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resource...
Framework for the national system of marine protected areas of the United States of America
Recognizing the significant role that U.S. MPAs play in conserving marine resources and the need for additional MPA coordination and capacity building, Presidential Executive Order 13158 of May 26, 2000 (Order) called for the development of a National Sys...
Provides historical and cultural background, MPA definitions, discussion of MPA benefits and drawbacks, information on the status of Hawaii's ecosystems and marine managed areas, and an overview of MPAs in other parts of the Pacific.
Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument condition report 2009
The report includes pressures on the monument resources, current condition and trends, and management responses to the pressures that threaten the integrity of the marine environment. Specifically, the document includes information on the status and trend...
Policy statement of the National Marine Sanctuary Program artificial reef permitting guidelines
The purpose of this policy is to address how the National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) will consider proposals to establish artificial reefs in sanctuaries ... [b]ecause the impacts of artificial reefs are not entirely understood, the NMSP will proceed...
Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary condition report 2008
Provides a summary of the marine resources in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, pressures on those resources, current condition and trends, and management responses to the pressures that threaten the integrity of the marine environment. Include...
Fish habitat utilization patterns and evaluation of the efficacy of marine protected areas in Hawaii : integration of NOAA digital benthic habitat mapping and coral reef ecological studies
Monitoring Hawaii's marine protected areas examining spatial and temporal trends using a seascape approach
Hawaii's coastal marine resources have declined dramatically over the past 100 years due to multiple anthropogenic stressors including overfishing, coastal development, pollution, overuse, invasive species and climate change. It is now becoming evident th...
Laying the groundwork for the Moliniere/Beausejour Marine Protected Area Business Plan
The Moliniere/Beausejour Marine Protected Area (MBMPA) was designated in 2001. It is 60 ha (0.23 sq. miles), 1.4 miles (2.2km) long. Adjacent to the MPA are six communities that have a stake in the MPA. The MBMPA Stakeholder Committee was formed in 2009 t...
STEER Coastal Use Mapping Project
Framework for the national system of marine protected areas of the United States of America