ORS 196.540: Marine reserves; adaptive management plan; rules.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
The 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. [2009 c.847 §1; 2012 c.27 §2; 2024 c.38 §1]
Official history and status
History: Note: 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.
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 141-142-0010: Purpose and Applicability — implements
- OAR 141-142-0015: Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-142-0020: General Provisions — implements
- OAR 141-142-0025: Establishing a Marine Reserve, Marine Garden, Marine Conservation Area, Marine Protected Area, Marine Research Area, and Seabird Protection Area — implements
- OAR 141-142-0030: Otter Rock Marine Reserve — implements
- OAR 141-142-0035: Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve — implements
- OAR 141-142-0040: Redfish Rocks Marine Protected Area — implements
- OAR 141-142-0045: Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve I — implements
- OAR 141-142-0050: Cape Perpetua North Marine Protected Area — implements
- OAR 141-142-0055: Cape Perpetua South-East Marine Protected Area — implements
- OAR 141-142-0060: Cape Perpetua Seabird Protection Area — implements
- OAR 141-142-0065: Cascade Head Marine Reserve — implements
- OAR 141-142-0070: Cascade Head North Marine Protected Area — implements
- OAR 141-142-0075: Cascade Head South Marine Protected Area — implements
- OAR 141-142-0080: Cascade Head West Marine Protected Area — implements
- OAR 141-142-0085: Cape Falcon Marine Reserve — implements
- OAR 141-142-0090: Cape Falcon West Marine Protected Area — implements
- OAR 141-142-0095: Cape Falcon Shoreside Marine Protected Area — implements
- OAR 635-005-0929: Closed Season — implements
- OAR 635-012-0020: Purpose — implements
- OAR 635-012-0030: Definitions — implements
- OAR 635-012-0040: Marine Reserve and Marine Protected Area Boundaries — implements
- OAR 635-012-0050: Marine Reserve Prohibitions and Allowances — implements
- OAR 635-012-0060: Redfish Rocks Marine Protected Area Prohibitions and Allowances — implements
- OAR 635-012-0070: General Protected Area Prohibitions and Allowances — implements
- OAR 635-012-0080: Cape Perpetua North Marine Protected Area Prohibitions and Allowances — implements
- OAR 635-012-0090: Cape Perpetua South-East Marine Protected Area Prohibitions and Allowances — implements
- OAR 635-012-0100: Cape Perpetua Seabird Protection Area Prohibitions and Allowances — implements
- OAR 635-012-0110: Cascade Head North Marine Protected Area Prohibitions and Allowances — implements
- OAR 635-012-0120: Cascade Head South Marine Protected Area Prohibitions and Allowances — implements
- OAR 635-012-0130: Cascade Head West Marine Protected Area Prohibitions and Allowances — implements
- OAR 635-012-0140: Cape Falcon West Marine Protected Area Prohibitions and Allowances — implements
- OAR 635-012-0150: Cape Falcon Shoreside Marine Protected Area Prohibitions and Allowances — implements
- OAR 635-012-0160: Rights of Federally Recognized Indian Tribes — implements
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