tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post1906905902718092629..comments2023-11-02T04:18:45.711-07:00Comments on blogfish: Why we need ocean refuges in CaliforniaMark Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121566220326246265noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-75515565574968546592007-05-09T15:31:00.000-07:002007-05-09T15:31:00.000-07:00Protecting big old fish may be the most important ...Protecting big old fish may be the most important benefit, IMO. We are only beginning to understand the value of BOFFFs and so it's hard to predict precisely. <BR/><BR/>We know very clearly that life history diversity is critically important for salmon productivity. We mostly have questions for rockfish. How important is diversity in spawning timing? How important is length of larval Mark Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333424116503463839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-9312356086469007602007-05-09T14:55:00.000-07:002007-05-09T14:55:00.000-07:00please forgive my ignorance as i don't even begin ...please forgive my ignorance as i don't even begin to understand the full role of mpa's in temperate waters as my work is focused on mpa's in tropical (coral reef distinations)... but one of the clear lessons we are learning from the data in these areas is the "source" vs "sink" factor of mpa structuring... <BR/><BR/>in other words, some mpa's are structured to ensure that fish spawning Up Welnghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14212405859751282835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22424144.post-22170003938676957912007-05-09T14:11:00.000-07:002007-05-09T14:11:00.000-07:00Mark,Like I said, I get the theory behind MPA's an...Mark,<BR/>Like I said, I get the theory behind MPA's and there potential to sustain healthy fish stocks. I get that. I won't argue that they can't have a key position in fishery management.<BR/>But the MPA process was not a "lengthy processes sought to balance the interests of all concerned"...as you claim.<BR/><BR/>The MPA process is being promoted like its some great new science method that weAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com