1. Draft South Coast MPA Monitoring Plan California Fish and Game Commission Stockton, 29 June 2011

2. Applying the MPA monitoring framework Meet MLPA requirements by: Assessing ecosystem condition & trends Evaluating MPA design & management decisions

3. A consultative process Reflect stakeholder priorities – 6 public workshops, > 200 participants Use best available science – 4 workshops, 56 scientists Focus on management – DFG technical & management review Review at every step – public comment in November 2010 and May 2011

4. To reflect the South Coast region Reflects South Coast ecosystems and human uses Identifies links to fisheries and water quality monitoring Is flexible and scalable Adopts a partnerships approach Photo: NOAA Photo: C. Fackler, NOAA Photo: J. Hall, NOAA

5. Implementing monitoring South Coast MPA Baseline Program 1.Characterization of implementation conditions 2.Assessment of initial socioeconomic and ecological changes Photo: M. Carver, NOAAPhoto: NOAAPhoto: R. Fisher

6. Potential next steps 1.Consideration of draft plan 2.Recommend revisions 3.Recommend inclusion as an Appendix to the MLPA Master Plan

7. Draft South Coast MPA Monitoring Plan California Fish and Game Commission Stockton, 29 June 2011

8. MPA Monitoring Framework ECOSYSTEM FEATURES ‘How is the system doing?’‘How are MPAs affecting the system?’ ECOSYSTEM FEATURE CHECKUP Vital Signs ECOSYSTEM FEATURE ASSESSMENT Key Attributes & Indicators AND/OR ASSESSING ECOSYSTEM CONDITION & TRENDS SHORT-TERM EVALUATION QUESTIONS LONG-TERM EVALUATION QUESTIONS EVALUATING MPA DESIGN & MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AND

9. Water Quality Monitoring Water Quality Monitoring Climate Change Monitoring Climate Change Monitoring Fisheries Monitoring MPA Monitoring Biological community structure Non-consumptive uses Ecological interactions Habitats Ecosystem assessment Ecosystem processes Select fished species Consumptive uses Fish mortality Stock status Industry demographics Fisheries economics Sentinel species Harmful algal blooms Discharge monitoring Contaminants Sentinel species Species distributions Physical oceanography Sea level rise Ocean acidification Sediment monitoring Microbiology Biodiversity Bycatch Community structure

10. Refines reporting tools

12. Implementing monitoring MPA Baseline Programs: 1.Assess implementation conditions 2.Describe initial changes North Central Coast Baseline Program: 11 projects selected for funding Includes academic & citizen-science programs Encompasses many ecosystems Ecology & socioeconomics