Highlighted MMAs: Estuary Management Plans:
“Natural” Estuary Management Units
“Conservation” Estuary Management Units
“Shallow Draft Development” Estuary Management Units
“Deep Draft Development” Estuary Management Units
Statewide Planning Goal 16 (Estuarine Resources) establishes detailed requirements for the planning and management of Oregon's estuaries. The overall objective of Goal 16 is to "recognize and protect the unique environmental, economic and social values of each estuary and associated wetlands, and to protect, maintain, where appropriate develop and restore the long-term environmental, economic, and social values, diversity and benefits of Oregon's estuaries." To accomplish this, the Goal sets broad requirements for preparation of plans and for review of individual projects. The Goal calls for coordinated action by all local, state and federal agencies that regulate or have an interest in Oregon's estuaries.
Goal 16 provides for management of estuaries in three ways. First, LCDC has established a coast-wide classification system to maintain diversity between and among the state's estuaries. Second, individual estuary plans designate appropriate uses for different management units with in each estuary. Third, local plans must provide for review of estuarine alterations to assure that they are as compatible as possible with the protection of estuarine values.
Most Goal 16 requirements are not implemented through locally adopted plans, but some are applied by state agencies through their review of permit applications. Both state and federal agencies assist in implementing estuary plans through review of specific projects.
Ongoing MMA Initiatives
In July 2000, the Governor's Office requested the Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) to review the topic of marine protected areas, engage the public, fisheries industry, conservationists, and others in the review, and provide a recommendation to the Governor on state policies on marine reserves and marine protected areas. The Governor turned to the OPAC because it was created by the 1991 Oregon legislature to provide ocean policy advice to the Governor and to be a forum for ensuring that all affected and interested parties participate in ocean policy deliberations.
In August 2002, the OPAC issued it’s final report, recommending that a limited system of marine reserves be designed through a two-step collaborative, community-based process involving all affected and interested parties such as fishermen, other ocean users, coastal tribes, marine scientists, state and federal resource managers, interest groups, local communities and the public. Such a process addresses the "process principles" for marine reserves adopted by the Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association in early 2002.
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Marine Managed Area Systems:
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