Oregon Ocean Information

Following the 11 month community team process and after consultation with the Science and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) and the Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC), ODFW has made final recommendations on the three evaluation sites at Cascade Head, Cape Perpetua, and Cape Falcon. ODFW produced recommendations that strive to fall within two sideboards set in Executive Order 08-07: sites are large enough to allow scientific evaluation of ecological benefits, but small enough to avoid significant economic or social impacts to coastal communities and ocean users.

The Cascade Head and Cape Perpetua sites both had strong community team support (12:4 and 15:1 vote in support) and therefore the ODFW recommendation mirrors the team’s recommendation.  The ODFW recommendation for Cape Falcon represents input and compromises put forth by both sides during the community team process.

ODFW is including additional recommendations in combination with the site recommendations.  These additional recommendations were developed based on community team and OPAC’s input and included details regarding the review and evaluation, commitment to funding, community engagement, monitoring and research, and mitigation associated with the site recommendations.

Please see relevant documents below:

• All site recommendations on nautical charts with details on prohibitions
• Cape Perpetua Recommendation Analysis
• Cape Falcon Recommendation Analysis
• Cascade Head Recommendation Analysis
• System Analysis
• Methods and Analysis
• Additional Recommendations
• Community Team Facilitator Observations
• OPAC letter to ODFW
• ODFW Recommendations 1.25.2011

 If you have general comments about the recommendations, please email ODFW at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Final ODFW Marine Reserve Recommendations
	Cape Falcon	Cascade Head	Cape Perpetua
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Previously Evaluated Marine Reserve Scenarios:

• Click Here to view the Community Team Final Recommendations.   
• Click Here to view scenarios that were developed by the community teams prior to making their final recommendation. 

MR: Marine Reserve-an area within Oregon's Territorial Sea or adjacent rocky intertidal area that is protected from all extractive activities, including the removal or disturbance of living and non-living marine resources, except as necessary for monitoring or research to evaluate
reserve condition, effectiveness, or impact of stressors.

MPA: Marine Protected Area- any area of the marine environment that has been reserved by Federal, State, territorial, tribal, or local laws or regulations to provide lasting protection for part or all of the natural and cultural resources therein (Executive Order 13158, May 26,
2000).

For link to definitions of MR and MPA, view the Letter to the Governor, OPAC, November 29, 2008