Deepwater Habitat and Fish Resources Associated With A Marine Ecological Reserve: Implications For Fisheries Management, 1996 - 2001 (NODC Accession 0000765)

The California Marine Resources Protection Act (MRPA) authorized approximately $1 million for research on marine resource enhancement and management to be conducted in four coastal ecological reserves (Punta Gorda Ecological Reserve in Humboldt County, Big Creek Ecological Reserve in Monterey County, Vandenberg Ecological Reserve in Santa Barbara County, and Big Sycamore Canyon Ecological Reserve in Ventura County). The ecological reserves differ widely in physical features and biology, as well as in the socio-economic characteristics of nearby communities.

General research topics have been established by the DFG, such as marine reserves as a resource management tool, fish community and population studies, and harvest resilience. The UC Sea Grant was selected in June of 1996 to administer this program. In awarding grants, the UC Sea Grant will establish a special panel of scientists and other professionals for evaluating the merits of proposals covering these very dissimilar reserves.

《加州海洋资源保护法案》（California Marine Resources Protection Act, MRPA）批准拨付约100万美元，用于在四座沿海生态保护区开展海洋资源增殖与管理相关研究，上述四座保护区分别为洪堡县蓬塔戈达生态保护区、蒙特雷县大溪生态保护区、圣巴巴拉县范登堡生态保护区以及文图拉县大梧桐峡谷生态保护区。这些生态保护区在物理特征、生物学特性以及周边社区的社会经济特征方面均存在显著差异。

德国研究基金会（DFG）已确立通用研究主题，涵盖将海洋保护区作为资源管理工具、鱼类群落与种群研究以及捕捞恢复力研究。加州大学海洋资助计划（UC Sea Grant）于1996年6月获选负责管理该项目。在发放资助经费时，加州大学海洋资助计划将组建由科学家与其他专业人士组成的专项评审小组，对涉及上述差异显著的各保护区的项目提案进行价值评估。