{"id":2918,"date":"2009-06-24T06:42:45","date_gmt":"2009-06-24T13:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blitransfer.wpengine.com\/?p=2918"},"modified":"2017-06-21T14:22:56","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T19:22:56","slug":"oregon-governor-decide-fate-marine-reserves-hb3013a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/2009\/06\/24\/oregon-governor-decide-fate-marine-reserves-hb3013a\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Governor to Decide Fate of Marine Reserves (HB-3013A)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oregon House and Senate have both approved a measure that would establish two marine reserves and begin the process of evaluating four other potential reserves. HB-3013A<\/a> received overwhelming support by the state’s legislature passing the House unanimously and the Senate by a vote of 24-3. Now the marine reserves’ fate lies in the hands of Governor Ted Kulongoski.\u00c2\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Image by aric riley<\/a>\"Tide<\/a>
Tide pool near possible marine reserve at Otter Rock, Oregon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The two pilot marine reserves established by HB-3013A are at Redfish Rocks by Port Orford and Otter Rock near Depoe Bay.\u00c2\u00a0 Research will be the focus of the two reserves, and there will be no fishing or mining within the boundaries.\u00c2\u00a0 HB-3013A is supported by a groups with diverse interests such as fisherman, conservationists, and coastal communities.\u00c2\u00a0 Senator Betsy Johnson (D-Scappoose)<\/a> explains:<\/p>\n

This bill represents a pivotal turning point in the long and sometimes divisive debate over marine reserves.\u00c2\u00a0 We now have the opportunity to move forward with a process that embodies transparency, community involvement, and good science.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nick Furman, Executive Director of the Dungeness Crab Commission<\/a> agrees:<\/p>\n

Oregon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s marine reserve debate has been long and often contentious. The collaborative effort exemplified in HB-3013A should be the model for future dialogue if we want the outcomes to truly represent the best interests of the many stakeholders involved.\u00c2\u00a0 We look forward to working with the state\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fisheries managers as they take on the tasks outlined for them in this piece of legislation and, as responsible stewards of our territorial seas, offer our support as this process moves forward.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The new marine reserve system will be funded by damages from the shipwrecked New Carissa<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0 It is hoped the new marine reserves, if approved by the governor, would help restore the fish population.\u00c2\u00a0 It is expected Governor Kulongoski <\/a>will sign this historic law, even though “the reserve system included in House Bill 3013A<\/a> is smaller than originally proposed by Kulongoski”.\u00c2\u00a0 The proposed marine reserves represent less than one percent of Oregon’s coastline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Oregon House and Senate have both approved a measure that would establish two marine reserves and begin the process of evaluating four other potential reserves. HB-3013A received overwhelming support by the state’s legislature passing the House unanimously and the Senate by a vote of 24-3. Now the marine reserves’ fate lies in the hands […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[12,19,22],"tags":[2854,870,954,1293,1326,1582],"yst_prominent_words":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/otterrock.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2918"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bluelivingideas.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}