Marine Protected Areas: An Overview Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Marine Protected Areas: An Overview

Creator

  • Author: Upton, Harold E.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Analyst in Natural Resource Policy
  • Author: Buck, Eugene H.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Specialist in Natural Resources Policy

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 2010-09-29

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Marine protected areas (MPAs) are generally defined as areas reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. This report identifies a number of issues related to establishing MPAs in the United States. It begins by defining the concept and administrative actions taken to provide spatial protection in marine areas. It then considers some of the key issues and potential benefits and costs of designating additional MPAs. It concludes by considering potential areas of congressional interest for the 111th Congress. Existing federal laws related to the use of MPAs are summarized in the Appendix.
  • Physical Description: 23 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Marine resources
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Marine parks and reserves
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Public lands
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Environmental protection
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Natural resources
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Marine resources conservation

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • CRS Report Number: RL32154
  • Accession or Local Control No: RL32154_2010Sep29
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc29650
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