[ODFW-News] Commission approves nearshore resource management strategy

[ODFW News]

For Immediate Release Friday, Dec. 02, 2005
 
Commission approves nearshore resource management strategy
 
SALEM - The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission today approved a plan to
address conservation and management needs of nearshore marine species. 
 
The Nearshore Strategy was developed to identify nearshore marine
species and habitats in need of conservation action. The Strategy
promotes actions that will conserve ecological functions and nearshore
marine resources to provide long-term ecological, economic and social
benefits for present and future generations of Oregonians.
 
"This plan offers a holistic approach to managing marine resources,
focusing on ecosystems and habitat rather than just species management,"
said ODFW Marine Resources Program Assistant Manager Maggie Sommer. "It
involves a broad array of local, state, and federal partners, as well as
tribes and non-governmental organizations. It examines resource
management issues in a broader social and ecological context."
 
The Nearshore Strategy makes 16 specific action recommendations to ODFW.
These recommendations, intended to improve the status and sustainability
of nearshore resources, focus on three key themes:  
* Education and outreach
* Research and monitoring
* Management and policy
 
Further details and a copy of the Nearshore Strategy are available on
ODFW's Web site, www.dfw.state.or.us
 
The Commission is the policy making body for fish and wildlife issues in
the state. The seven-member panel meets monthly. The next regular
Commission meeting is Jan. 6 in Salem.
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