One Fish, Two Fish: The Science of Protecting Sea Life

latitude 37.094889, longitude -122.303948

This fall, fishing was banned or sharply limited in 18 percent of California's ocean waters from Half Moon Bay to Santa Barbara under a landmark state plan. But that was only the first part. Now, scientists need to see how fast sea life recovers. QUEST finds out: how do you count the fish in the sea?

Air Date: Friday, Oct 19 2007 at 9:16AM
Duration: 05:45 Segment: 2-3
Topics: Biology, Environment
Location: Monterey County

North Central Coast Study Region for Marine Protected Areas

This map illustrates the extent to which more MPAs (Marine Protected Areas) are being considered for the state's northern coast. This map was provided by the Ocean Conservancy, which promotes healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems and opposes practices that threaten ocean life and human life.
n_central_ca.pdf (150.4 KB)

 

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