Your voice can help ensure a strong network of marine protected areas in Southern California. October 21st is the last meeting before negotiated MPA maps are finalized - and making your voice heard is the best opportunity to demonstrate support for places you want protected.
The divers, anglers, surfers, business owners, and conservationists on the Regional Stakeholder Group have been divided into three teams: one represents primarily fishing interests, one is focused on conservation, and the third is a middle ground room that will work to find a compromise solution with cross-interest support.
There are currently three draft map options the Blue Ribbon Task Force can consider before making their recommendation Please sign this petition to support the strong, science based protection for the Ocean proposed by conservationists involved in the process - Map 3
