Section 196.540 - Marine reserves; rulesThe State Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Fish and Wildlife Commission, State Land Board and relevant state agencies shall, consistent with existing statutory authority, implement:
(1) The November 29, 2008, recommendations from the Ocean Policy Advisory Council on marine reserves by adopting rules to establish, study, monitor, evaluate and enforce a pilot marine reserve at Otter Rock and a pilot marine reserve and a marine protected area at Redfish Rocks.(2) The January 25, 2011, recommendations, limited to those related to boundaries and allowances, from the State Department of Fish and Wildlife on marine reserves by adopting rules to establish, study, monitor, evaluate and enforce: (a) A marine reserve and two marine protected areas at Cape Falcon;(b) A marine reserve and three marine protected areas at Cascade Head; and(c) A marine reserve, two marine protected areas and a seabird protection area at Cape Perpetua.(3) The October 25, 2022, recommendations from the Ocean Policy Advisory Council to develop for the marine reserves: (a) An adaptive management plan that includes the development and implementation of: (A) Specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-oriented objectives for ecological and socioeconomic monitoring and research;(B) Consistent measurable indicators of social impacts;(C) Efficient long-term ecological sampling protocols that remain consistent and responsive to adaptive management;(D) Assessment of the capacity for the marine reserves to enhance ecological resilience to environmental disturbances, including data collection and evaluation over long periods of time and on how the reserves operate as a network; and(E) Defined goals for outreach and engagement, including engagement with federally recognized Indian tribes, and assessments to evaluate the effectiveness in achieving these goals.(b) A collaborative process through which social monitoring data on the reserves can be interpreted to affect policy decisions. The process should include steps for decision-making and conflict management.Amended by 2024 Ch. 38,§ 1, eff. 3/27/2024.Amended by 2012 Ch. 27, § 2, eff. 3/5/2012.196.540 to 196.555 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 196 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.