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| Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. A brackish water area showing a mix of salt and freshwater marsh species. Courtesy NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve Collection. |
Protected Areas
"An expanded and strengthened comprehensive system of marine protected areas throughout the marine environment would enhance the conservation of our Nation's natural and cultural marine heritage and the ecologically and economically sustainable use of the marine environment for future generations."
Exerpt from Executive Order 13158 - Marine Protected Areas
RELATED LINKS
Marine Protected Areas of the United States
http://mpa.gov/
The National Estuarine Research Reserve System
http://nerrs.noaa.gov/
The Nature Conservancy Gulf of Mexico Watersheds
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/mexico/work/art17823.html
Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Mexico: A Survey
http://www.olemiss.edu/orgs/SGLC/Marine%20Protected%20Areas/index.htm
The Gulf of Mexico Alliance
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/gulf/
Environmental Defense: Protecting the Gulf of Mexico
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/subissue.cfm?subissue=6
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