California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Announcement

Who: All interested members of the public

What: Print copies of the north coast draft regional profile and atlases are available upon request

When: A reminder that comments are requested no later than January 15, 2010

Where: For a print copy please contact the MLPA Initiative office at 916.654.1885 or

MLPAOffice@resources.ca.gov (providing a street address ensures fastest delivery. The profile is also available online (http://www.dfg..ca.gov/mlpa/regionalprofile_nc.asp)

How to Submit Comments: Submit comments in one of the following ways by January 15, 2010:

1. Email to MLPAComments@resources.ca.gov

2. Fax to 916.653.8102 (Attention: MLPA Initiative)

3. Postal service to MLPA Initiative:

c/o California Natural Resources Agency
1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1311
Sacramento, CA 95814

The California Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative has produced the Draft Regional Profile of the North Coast Study Region (Alder Creek to the California-Oregon Border), which provides background information to be used during the MLPA Initiative's marine protected area planning process. As part of a joint fact-finding effort, communities and members of the public are invited to review the draft regional profile and provide suggestions for how to improve the document.

Comments are most helpful if they are provided as a bulleted list, with page numbers and paragraphs identifying specific portions of the document. Additionally, suggestions are welcome for new sources of information that may be referenced in the revised version of the document. Comments will be incorporated to the extent possible and a revised version of the regional profile will be produced as an additional resource for developing marine protected area proposals.