A Wave of Change - California's Marine Protected Areas
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) safeguard entire ecosystems, dotting California's coastline like a string of pearls. Fish grow 70% larger in these "no take" zones and produce more offspring that go to repopulate unprotected areas. Bounty inside these reserves spills over to seed new life in surrounding waters. Can these areas become connected to create a continuous MPA along the entire west coast of North America? ----DB. Marine scientist John Pearse and the Ocean Conservancy's Kaitliin Gaffney, help highlight the need for MPA's and why they are vital to California's future. Produced and shot by Kip Evans. Written and narrated by Dr. Tierney Thys. Edited by Robyn Hutman. Created for the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation. For more information please visit www.mbnmsf.org
