Ecological Monitoring Plan: 2012-2013

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Originator: ODFW

Publish Date: 2015

Online Link: None

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Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Marine Reserves

Job Position: Marine Resources Program

Telephone: 541-867-4741

E-Mail Address: lindsay.x.aylesworth@odfw.oregon.gov

Description

Abstract: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (ODFW) ecological monitoring in Oregon’s marine reserves began in 2010. During the first two years (2010-2011), ODFW and partners used a multitude of monitoring tools to survey the marine communities found within the Otter Rock and Redfish Rocks Marine Reserves and their associated comparison areas. The following two year period (2012-2013) surveys were expanded to two additional reserves: Cascade Head and Cape Perpetua. In addition to data collection, the ecological monitoring team was evaluating the utility of using these tools to collect informative data in Oregon’s nearshore waters. At this nascent stage of Oregon’s marine reserve system, ODFW’s Marine Reserves Program is focused on collecting robust and reliable data that characterize the marine communities present in the reserves and comparison sites at the time of closure. Meeting this goal entails refining sampling methods and tools, evaluating alternative study designs, increasing data collection over space and time, and working with partners to expand monitoring efforts. These four years of ecological monitoring, method development and habitat exploration have guided the Marine Reserves Program to consider several new approaches to ecological monitoring. Three of these approaches are outlined below and are reflected in the structure and results presented in this report.

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Time Period of Content: 2012-2013

Geographic Extent: Otter Rock, Redfish Rocks, Cascade Head, and Cape Perpetua Marine Reserves

Status: Final

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