The title of this recent article from the Christian Science Monitor says it all. But if you want to know the details, read this excellent examination of how marine protected areas are already helping restore the spectacular Santa Barbara Channel Islands... an early example of the benefits we one day hope to see up and down the California coast.
From the article:
Five years ago, fishing was either prohibited or greatly limited in about
one-fifth of the ocean around the islands. Since then, the marine protected
areas (MPAs) have seen a greater abundance of marine life. It’s almost more than
many involved in the effort dared to expect. They thought that the benefits, if
there were any, would be at least a decade in coming.
