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Oregon may get three new marine reserves
Oregon's Legislature appears poised to add three no-fishing marine reserves off the coast, designating what amounts to 38-square-miles of ocean wilderness despite continued concerns from fishing groups, OregonLive.com reports
Credit: Andy Murch
Yelloweye rockfish are one of two rockfish species considered overfished in Oregon
OregonLive.com | Oregon Legislature on track to authorize three new marine reserves | 02-08-2012
If approved, the new reserves would join two smaller reserves: Redfish Rocks, near Port Orford, and Otter Rocks, near Depoe Bay.
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The marine reserves authorization is a top priority for conservation groups in this year's short legislative session. Marine reserves are designed to provide a refuge for fish, increase fish numbers, boost ocean research and allow scientists to gauge the effect of fishing on fish populations.
Oregon's territorial sea covers a roughly three-mile strip off its coast and is home to kelp forests, pinnacles and rocky reefs hosting hundreds of species.
If approved, the three new reserves would cover about 4 percent of the territorial sea. About 5 percent would be placed in "marine protected areas," including 52-square-miles of new areas.
Primary source â–º Oregon Legislature on track to authorize three new marine reserves
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