Contact Us Blog Shop

Lesson 19: Marine Protected Areas

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwBQK0oZ5YM&list=PLX4XdbwOThX-7FdPDFj-THcE8UvDR6iOf&index=22

*These videos are recordings of lessons Reef Relief hosted on Facebook Live during the COVID19 shutdown.

Key Points:

  • What is a Marine Protected Area?
  • Other environmental protection terms
  • Who is in charge?
  • Why do we have MPAs
  • The history behind MPAs
  • Summary of the Florida Keys MPAs
  • Other significant MPAs

Worksheets:

Worksheet 1- Protected Area Terms

Worksheet 2- MPAs Around the World

Worksheet 3- MPAs From Home

Videos:

References:

https://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/aboutmpas/classification

https://marineprotectedareas.noaa.gov/dataanalysis/mpainventory/mpaviewer

http://www.mpatlas.org/media/filer_public/ff/1d/ff1dc244-06f7-461a-a407-c33ff0009fa4/vlmpa_jan2019.jpg

https://floridakeys.noaa.gov