Saw this,Please read-------

MPA's Marine protected areas???? Apparentlly these areas exist all over our contry.Even where some of us fish. Check em out.

What is a Marine Protected Area?
Some people interpret marine protected areas to mean areas closed to all human activities. Others interpret them as special areas set aside for recreation and commercial use, much like national parks. In reality, “marine protected area” is a term that encompasses a variety of conservation and management methods in the United States.
The official federal definition of an MPA is: “any area of the marine environment that has been reserved by federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local laws or regulations to provide lasting protection for part or all of the natural and cultural resources therein.” -- Executive Order 13158 (May 2000)
In practice, MPAs are defined areas where natural and/or cultural resources are given greater protection than the surrounding waters. In the U.S., MPAs span a range of habitats including the open ocean, coastal areas, inter-tidal zones, estuaries, and the Great Lakes. They also vary widely in purpose, legal authorities, agencies, management approaches, level of protection, and restrictions on human uses.


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FC

Where is this?

Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve

Answered my own question...

The Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve, at the Mullica River and the Great Bay, is the only reserve in the system to be named after an individual. It’s also the only reserve in the system to expand its boundaries seaward to the Atlantic Ocean.

The Jacques Cousteau Reserve encompasses over 114,000 acres in southeastern New Jersey, including a great variety of terrestrial, wetland and aquatic habitats within the Mullica River-Great Bay ecosystem.

FC,
Thanks for posting on your site. If I saw it I wouldn't have double posted info.

Finaddict wrote:FC,
Thanks for posting on your site. If I saw it I wouldn't have double posted info.

No Worries mate!!!!! If you see something here you don't like tell me!!! I got a little pull here!!! Plus you got some killer words Bro!!!!!
We need to get these different boards together to protect our fishery!!!!!!!


FC