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— Vern Oremus, Florence, Oregon

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Lane County Commission Approves Marine Reserves Resolution - Our Ocean, April 1, 2009

Lane County Board Passes Resolution in Support of Marine Reserves - Lane County Board of Commissioners, April 1, 2009

Our Ocean Supports Ocean Policy Advisory Council's Marine Reserve First Step - Our Ocean, November 18, 2008

Our Ocean Releases Proposal for Oregon's First Network of Marine Protected Areas and Reserves - Our Ocean, October 1, 2008

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Our Ocean brochure (PDF)

31 Ecologically Important Areas Off the Oregon Coast (PDF) - Oceana

Fact sheets with maps of the proposed sites for marine protected areas and marine reserves in Oregon:

Articles

Marine reserves showing promise off coast of California and Mexico - The Oregonian, November 10, 2009

Oregon leads the way on ocean planning - The Oregonian, November 7, 2009

'Healthy Oceans Matter' To This Administration Says NOAA Head - OPB News, September 18, 2009

Marine reserves will provide long-term benefits - The Statesman Journal, September 16, 2009

Scientists Tell Obama Where to Go — to Sea - Wired, June 17, 2009

Oregon Senate approves state's first marine reserves - The Oregonian, June 17, 2009

Coastal legislators applaud passage of historic marine reserves bill (PDF) - Oregon Coastal Caucus, June 17, 2009

House approves Oregon marine reserves - Gazette Times, May 28, 2009

Oregon's Marine Reserve Planning Process - Pisco, May 28, 2009

Climate Change, Fishing And Commercial Shipping Top List Of Threats To Ocean Off West Coast Of U.S. - Science Daily, May 15, 2009

Oregon State's Jane Lubchenco takes over at NOAA, says the president values science - OregonLive.com, April 17, 2009

Lane County approves marine reserve resolution Commissioners endorse Cape Perpetua reserve - South Lincoln County News, April 7, 2009

Lane County Commissioners Vote in Support of Marine Reserves - KLCC Eugene NPR, April 1, 2009

Senate approves former Wash governor Locke for Commerce - The Seattle Times, March 24, 2009

Governor supports marine reserve choices - Newport News-Times, February 18, 2009

Documentary offers underwater view, will fuel discussion - Statesman Journal, February 18, 2009

Governor wants to use Carissa funds for ocean projects - KGW-TV, February 5, 2009

The living legacy of Port Orford - The Stump, oregonlive.com, January 16, 2009

A sea of troubles - The Economist, December 30, 2009

Letter to the Editor: Healthy inheritance - The Daily Astorian, December 5, 2008

Opinion: Marine reserves help protect our resources - The Statesman Journal, December 3, 2008

Opinion: Insurance for our coastal economy - The Stump, oregonlive.com, December 2, 2008

Opinion: Marine Protected Areas: Get the facts - The Stump, oregonlive.com, November 25, 2008

An Oregon riptide over marine reserves - The Stump, oregonlive.com, November 23, 2008

Our Ocean Supports Ocean Policy Advisory Council's Marine Reserve First Step - Our Ocean, November 18, 2008

Oregonians seek ocean reserves - The Statesman Journal, November 14, 2008

Eight Marine Reserves Proposed for Oregon Coast - OPB News- October 1, 2008

Group proposes no-fishing zone for seventh of Oregon's coastline - KGW.com, October 1, 2008

Conservation groups propose marine reserves off Oregon - The Oregonian - October 1, 2008

Our Imperiled Oceans: Victory at Sea - Smithsonian magazine- September 2008

Commercial fishermen propose no-fishing zone near Port Orford - The Oregonian - September 29, 2008

I love the sea, but must be a better steward Eugene Register Guard, September 24, 2008

Creating marine reservesThe Oregonian, August 29, 2008

Support for Marine ReservesNew York Times, August 26, 2008

State seeks input for marine reservesSalem Statesman Journal, August 9, 2008

Coastal States Develop Ocean ‘Action Plan’The Eugene Register-Guard, July 31, 2008

Ocean Protection Plan SetStatesman Journal, July 31, 2008

Needed: Underwater ‘national parks’Christian Science Monitor, June 25, 2008

Let’s walk the talk — Toward real progress in our oceanPortland Business Journal, June 6, 2008

Set up marine reservesPortland Tribune, May 8, 2008

 

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ley@ouroregonocean.org

 

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