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Lessons Learned from Marine Protected Area Designations in the United States

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Table of Contents
Cover
1.0 Executive Summary
	Case Studies Findings and recommendations
		Setting the Stage Process Manage Decisions and evaluation Recommendations
2.0 Introduction
	2.1 Report structure 2.2 A note about terminology
3.0 Core Issues
	3.1 Setting the stage: Process design 3.2 Working with stakeholders: Process management 3.3 Decision making: What happens after stakeholders have their say? 3.4 Evaluation: Did the process accomplish its objectives?
4.0 Project Methods
	4.1 Methods used to gather information 4.2 Methods used to address core questions 4.3 Methods used to validate findings and avoid bias
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5.0 Case Studies
	5.1 San Juan County/Northwest Straits bottomfish recovery zones
		5.1.1 Setting 5.1.2 Major themes 5.1.3 Lessons learned 5.1.4 Conclusion
	5.2 California Marine Life Protection Act
		5.2.1 Setting 5.2.2 Major themes 5.2.3 Lessons learned 5.2.4 Conclusion
	5.3 Channel Islands Marine Reserves
		5.3 1 Setting 5.3.2 Major themes 5.3.3 Lessons learned 5.3.4 Conclusion
	5.4 Gulf of Mexico grouper closures
		5.4.1 Setting 5.4.2 Major themes 5.4.3 Lessons learned 5.4.4. Conclusion
	5.5 Tortugas 2000 Ecological Reserve
		5.5.1 Setting 5.5.2 Major themes 5.5.3 Lessons learned 5.5.4 Conclusion
	5.6 Horseshoe Crab Reserve
		5.6.1 Setting 5.6.2 Major themes 5.6.3 Lessons learned 5.6.4 Conclusion
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6.0 Summary of Findings
	6.1 Setting the stage
		6.1.1 History 6.1.2 Motivations, goals, and overlapping jurisdictions 6.1.3 Planning, structure, and participation 6.1.4 The role of science (and scientists)
	6.2 Process management
		6.2.1 Political ecology considerations 6.2.2 Constructive partnerships 6.2.3 Leadership 6.2.4 Managing conflict 6.2.5 The role of maps and map making 6.2.6 Planning resources
	6.3 Decision making
	6.4 Evaluation
		6.4.1 Evaluating process efficiency and effectiveness 6.4.2 Monitoring progress toward goals 6.4.3 A conceptual model for designing evaluation systems
7.0 Findings and Recommendations
	7.1 Setting the stage
		7.1.1 History 7.1.2 Motivation and goals 7.1.3 Process design 7.1.4 Science role
	7.2 Process management
		7.2.1 Political ecology considerations 7.2.2 Leadership 7.2.3 Conflict management 7.2.4 The role of maps and map making 7.2.5 Resources
	7.3 Decision making
		7.3.1 Finding 7.3.2 Recommendation
	7.4 Evaluation
		7.4.1 Finding 7.4.2 Recommendation
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8.0 Literature Cited
9.0 Appendices
	9.1 Appendix A: List of acronyms 9.2 Appendix B: Introductory statement about the project
		Project overview Project team
	9.3 Appendix C: Guidelines for regulatory amendment

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