Fact Sheets

Here are fact sheets that describe the work and projects of the National Marine Protected Center.

All About MPAs:

• Clarifying Misconceptions about Marine Protected Areas (pdf, 28kb)
• Executive Order 13158: Products, Services, and Milestones (pdf, 80 kb)
• U.S. MPA Classification System (pdf, 169kb)

National System of MPAs:

• Benefits of a National System of Marine Protected Areas (pdf, 662 kb)
• Developing a National System of Marine Protected Areas (pdf, 1.73 mb)
• Developing the National System of MPAs: Highlights (pdf, 697 kb)
• Joining the National System of MPAs: Frequently Asked Questions (pdf, 245kb)
• Nomination Process (pdf, 933kb)
• Priority Conservation Objectives (pdf, 393 kb)

MPA Inventories and Analyses:

• Coastal and Ocean Management and Use Databases for Diverse Applications (pdf, 888kb)
• The National System of MPAs: Snapshot of United States MPAs (pdf, 541 kb)

Science and Stewardship:

• California Ocean Uses Atlas Project (pdf, 354kb)
• Integrated MPA and Fisheries Science (pdf, 83kb)
• MPA Cultural and Historic Resources (pdf, 1.6mb)
• MPA Social Science Tools Website (pdf, 243kb)
• Navigating the Nation's Marine Managed Areas (pdf, 136kb)
• Vertical Zoning in MPAs and Understanding Benthic-Pelagic Linkages (pdf, 85 kb)

MPA Center:

• National MPA Center FY09 Projects and Activities (pdf, 334kb)

Others:

• Marine Protected Areas Virtual Library (pdf, 248kb)
• North American Marine Protected Areas Network (NAMPAN) (pdf, 140 kb)