Blue Ribbon Task Force (South Coast Study Region)

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• News Release: Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman Announces Marine Life Protection Act Initiative's South Coast Study Region Blue Ribbon Task Force (August 7, 2008 - Adobe Reader required)

The MLPA Blue Ribbon Task Force (BRTF) is composed of seven public leaders selected by the secretary of the California Resources Agency for their knowledge, vision, public policy experience, and diversity of professional expertise. The BRTF is responsible for:

• Overseeing a regional project to develop alternative marine protected area (MPA) proposals in California's MLPA South Coast Study Region to present to the California Fish and Game Commission,
• Preparing information and recommendations for coordinating management of MPAs with federal agencies, and
• Providing direction for expenditure of MLPA Initiative funds

The BRTF also provides direction in the face of uncertainty, while meeting the objectives of the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA). The chair of the task force oversees the work of the executive director of the MLPA Initiative, works with the director of the California Department of Fish and Game to convene a stakeholder group, and serves as the principal link between the BRTF and MLPA Initiative staff. BRTF members also serve as liaisons to the regional stakeholder group.