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• UCSB Study is First to Measure Value of Marine Spatial Planning

  Scientists at National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and the Bren School of Environmental Science & Management Show that Comprehensive Ocean Planning Can Maximize Profit and Minimize Conflict.

• Oregon’s Newly Protected Waters

  After pushing for a series of marine reserves and protected areas for over a decade, the Oregon State legislature approved Senate Bill 1510, which proposed three new marine reserves. This decision comes at the end of a long and sometimes tumultuous negotiation between fishermen, conservation groups, and coastal communities.

• Meet our new Marxan trainers!

  In December 2011, PacMARA held a Train the Trainers course in Edmonton. We are very excited to put the five new trainers to work teaching Marxan around the world!