PISCO PI Mark Carr interviewed for KQED Radio (MPA)
PISCO Principal Investigator Dr. Mark Carr
PISCO PI Mark Carr was recently interviewed for a KQED radio presentation about protecting and managing Marine Reserves. The program focuses on the rationale behind the newly implemented Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) of the Marine Life Protection Act and their policing and enforcement.
Radio show synopsis.
In April, California continued its ambitious efforts to restore declining ocean fisheries by creating 21 new marine protected areas between Half Moon Bay and Mendocino County. In all, fishing would be banned or reduced in 20 percent of state waters there. But with the state budget crisis, how will California enforce these rules?