Channel Islands

Case Number: SLS No. 06-041
Title: Channel Islands, Part I

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Teaching Note:

Author: Alicia Thesing, Case Writer; Meg Caldwell, Senior Lecturer

Abstract: A longtime recreational fisherman, Jim Donlon considers the depletion of the fish stock in the waters surrounding the Channel Islands. After considering the historical decline of fish in the Channel Islands and several possible policy tools, such as fishery management practices, marine protected areas, and marine reserves, Donlon submits a petition for a network of marine reserves in 20% of the one mile zone of waters surrounding the Channel Islands.

Key Words: Channel Islands, fishery management practices, marine protected areas, marine reserves, Anacapa Reserve, spillover, California Fish and Game Commission, connectivity, larval dispersal.

Case Number: SLS No. 06-042

Title: Channel Islands, Part II

Case Files: Case (18 pages) | Exhibits (460 pages)

Teaching Note:

Author: Alicia Thesing, Case Writer; Meg Caldwell, Senior Lecturer

Abstract: Part II of this case study picks up from where Part I left off, from the perspective of a senior biologist with the California Department of Fish and Game. The Department biologist deals with the petition for a network of marine reserves, setting up a Sanctuary Advisory Council, Marine Reserves Working Group, Science Panel and a Socioeconomic Panel. A 22-month deliberative process considers the optimal size and placement of a network of marine reserves. In the context of uncertainty around marine reserves, how can technical panelists address that uncertainty honestly and credibly?

Key Words: Channel Islands, California Fish and Game Commission, California Department of Fish and Game, marine reserves, marine protected area, Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), Working Group, Science Panel, Socioeconomic Panel, consensus, network size, network placement, recreational fishing, commercial fishing, theoretical studies, empirical data, uncertainty.

 

Case Number: SLS No. 06-043
Title: Channel Islands, Part III

Case Files: Case (10 pages) | Exhibits (228 pages)

Teaching Note:

Author: Alicia Thesing, Case Writer; Meg Caldwell, Senior Lecturer

Abstract: Part III of this case study continues from the perspective of the Department biologist who is charged with the task of crafting a Preferred Alternative to forward to the California Fish and Game Commission. The Commission’s vote stirs up controversy which is followed by litigation. The efforts to provide for monitoring of the Channel Islands marine reserves network and adaptive management are described. Running somewhat parallel to the Channel Islands marine reserve designation process was the related Marine Life Protection Act Initiative (MLPA), the 1999 legislation to set up a comprehensive California statewide network of marine reserves.

Key Words: Channel Islands, California Fish and Game Commission, Preferred Alternative, temporary restraining order (TRO), monitoring, adaptive management, Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA), Marine Life Management Act (MLMA).