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How do marine protected areas affect existing fisheries management measures and closures?

MPAs, MLPA, protection, management

MPAs and the Marine Life Protection Act are intended to complement existing fishery regulations and are not intended to replace existing regulations. MPAs address a broad array of ecosystem concerns and, in particular, allow for interactions between both fished and unfished species to occur in a more natural setting. If any changes to fisheries regulations were required in response to MPAs, this would occur through existing systems established in fisheries management plans and other regulatory frameworks

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Updated on Tue, 11 Feb 2025 by amanda.vandiggelen@wildlife.ca.gov