Management Plan - National Estuarine Research Reserve System

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Figure II.3. Biogeographic regions and locations of National Estuarine Research Reserves.Acadian1. Northern Gulf of Maine(Eastport to Sheepscot River)2. Southern Gulf of Maine(Sheepscot River to Cape Cod)Virginian3. Southern New England(Cape Cod to Sandy Hook)4. Middle Atlantic(Sandy Hook to Cape Hatteras)5. Chesapeake BayCarolinian6. Northern Carolinas(Cape Hatteras to Santee River)7. South Atlantic(Santee River to St. Johns River)8. East Florida(St. Johns River to Cape Canaveral)West Indian9. Caribbean(Cape Canaveral to Ft. Jefferson and south)10. West Florida(Ft. Jefferson to Cedar Key)Louisianan11. Panhandle Coast(Cedar Key to Mobile Bay)12. Mississippi Delta(Mobile Bay to Galveston)13. Western Gulf(Galveston to Mexican border)Californian14. Southern California(Mexican border to Pt. Conception)15. Central California(Pt. Conception to Cape Mendocino)16. San Francisco BayColumbian17. Middle Pacific(Cape Mendocino to Columbia River)18. Washington Coast(Columbia R. to Vancouver Island)19. Puget SoundGreat Lakes20. Lake Superior, including St. Marys River21. Lakes Michigan and Huron, includingStraits of Mackinac, St. Clair River, and Lake St. Clair22. Lake Erie, includingDetroit River and Niagara Falls23. Lake Ontario, including St. Lawrence RiverFjord24. Southern Alaska(Prince of Wales Island to Cook Inlet)25. Aleutian Islands (Cook Inlet to Bristol Bay)Sub-Arctic26. Northern Alaska(Bristol Bay to Demarcation Point)Insular27. Hawaiian Islands28. Western Pacific Islands29. Eastern Pacific Islands10 Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
acteristic of each biogeographic region. As of 2007,the reserve system includes twenty-seven reserves(see Figure II.3).Reserve Designation and OperationUnder Federal law (16 U.S.C. sec. 1461), a statecan nominate an estuarine ecosystem for ResearchReserve status so long as the site meets the followingconditions:◊◊◊◊The area is representative of its biogeographicregion, is suitable for long-term research andcontributes to the biogeographical and typologicalbalance of the System;The law of the coastal State provides long-termprotection for the proposed Reserve’s resourcesto ensure a stable environment for research;Designation of the site as a Reserve will serveto enhance public awareness and understandingof estuarine areas, and provide suitableopportunities for public education and interpretation;andThe coastal State has complied with therequirements of any regulations issued by theSecretary [of Commerce].Reserve boundaries must include an adequate portionof the key land and water areas of the naturalsystem to approximate an ecological unit and toensure effective conservation.If the proposed site is accepted into the reservesystem, it is eligible for NOAA financial assistanceon a cost-share basis with the state. The state exercisesadministrative and management control, consistentwith its obligations to NOAA, as outlinedin a memorandum of understanding. A reserve mayapply to NOAA’s ERD for funds to help supportoperations, research, monitoring, education/interpretation,stewardship, development projects, facilityconstruction, and land acquisition.NERRS Administrative FrameworkThe Estuarine Reserves Division (ERD) of theOffice of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management(OCRM) administers the reserve system. TheDivision establishes standards for designating andoperating reserves, provides support for reserveoperations and system-wide programming, undertakesprojects that benefit the reserve system, andintegrates information from individual reservesto support decision-making at the national level.As required by Federal regulation, 15 C.F.R. sec.921.40, OCRM periodically evaluates reserves forcompliance with Federal requirements and withthe individual reserve’s Federally-approved managementplan.The ERD currently provides support for threesystem-wide programs: the System-WideMonitoring Program, the Graduate ResearchFellowship Program, and the Coastal TrainingProgram. It also provides support for reserve initiativeson restoration science, invasive species, K-12education, and reserve specific research, monitoring,education and resource stewardship initiativesand programs.Research and Monitoring Plan[§921.50]The reserve system provides a mechanism foraddressing scientific and technical aspects of coastalmanagement problems through a comprehensive,interdisciplinary, and coordinated approach.Research and monitoring programs, including thedevelopment of baseline information, form the basisof this approach. Reserve research and monitoringactivities are guided by national plans that identifygoals, priorities, and implementation strategies forthese programs. This approach, when used in combinationwith the education and outreach programs,will help ensure the availability of scientific informationthat has long-term, system-wide consistencyand utility for managers and members of the publicto use in protecting or improving natural processesin their estuaries.Reserve System Research GoalsResearch at the Wells Reserve is designed to fulfillthe Reserve System goals as defined in programregulations. These include:Management Plan: Introduction11
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Strategies◊ Work with partners to
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will monitor this site (and others
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XII. Reserve Boundary andAcquisitio
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Proposed Changes to the Reserve and
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forests, and wetlands. It has habit
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Conservation EasementThe Wells Rese
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AppendicesAppendix A: Memoranda of
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Appendix F: FederalRegulations—NE
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