Oregon Marine Reserves Human Dimensions Monitoring Report 2010-2011

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Originator: Swearingen, Thomas C., Cristen Don, Melissa Murphy, Shannon Davis, and Hilary Polis

Publish Date: 2014

Online Link: None

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Contact Information

Agency: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Name: Lindsay Aylesworth

Job Position: Marine Reserves Program Leader

Telephone: 541-867-4741

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

Description

Abstract: In 2008, the state of Oregon began a process to establish a limited system of marine reserve sites within state territorial waters. The state established its first two sites in 2009: (1) Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve and Marine Protected Area, located on the south coast of Oregon near Port Orford, and (2) Otter Rock Marine Reserve, located on the central coast near Depoe Bay. The Oregon Marine Reserve Policy Recommendations (OPAC, 2008) provide the basis for marine reserve monitoring. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) is the designated lead agency responsible for implementing Oregon’s system of marine reserve sites. ODFW established a program for marine reserves implementation in 2009. One component of the implementation process was the execution of a human dimensions monitoring program. The Human Dimensions Monitoring Program has been developed by ODFW staff in collaboration with external scientists and marine reserve community members (Murphy, et. al., 2012). Detailed analyses and results are to be presented in biennial monitoring reports. A comprehensive evaluation of Oregon’s marine reserve sites will occur in 2023. A minimum time frame of 10 to 15 years is necessary to begin to assess substantive ecological changes. To assist the state’s evaluation of the marine reserves, the human dimensions research is designed to determine if (a) Marine reserves increase knowledge of nearshore resources and uses which contributes to resource management; and (b) Individual marine reserves and the entire system avoid significant adverse social and economic impacts to ocean users and coastal communities. Human dimensions monitoring of Oregon’s marine reserve sites is designed to determine the direct and indirect social, cultural, and economic impacts which result from reserve site implementation. Relevant populations include related ocean users, communities of interest, communities of place, and the citizens of Oregon. The intent is to design a monitoring program that provides area specific data, but addresses a sufficiently broad scope of research to be relevant to marine and coastal natural resource management issues throughout Oregon. This report serves as the first biennial monitoring report covering baseline data collected for the Redfish Rocks and Otter Rock Marine Reserve sites.

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Time Period of Content: 2010-2011

Geographic Extent: Redfish Rocks and Otter Rock Marine Reserves

Status: Final

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Format: PDF

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