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Marine Protected Areas of the United States
URL: http://www.mpa.gov/

Description:
Background about U.S. marine protected areas (MPAs), which are, in practice, "defined [marine environment] areas where natural and/or cultural resources are given greater protection than the surrounding waters." Includes fact sheets, science and analysis, publications, photos, case studies, data, and much more. Site notes that the "List of National System MPAs is expected to be published in Spring 2009." From the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of the Interior.

LII Topics: Coasts, Estuaries, Water

Publisher:
U.S. Department of Commerce /NOAA; U.S. Department of the Interior

LII Database Information:
Record 24021 created by Jennifer English on 06/12/2007
Last modification on 01/27/2009
Published: 02/05/2009  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24021

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