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The MPA Center has several publications and resources available to individuals interested in learning more about MPAs and the National System of MPAs. These include:

Fact Sheets

The MPA Center has created several fact sheets on MPAs, the National System of MPAs, and MPA Center projects and activities. Click here to see a list of fact sheets available to download.

Newsletters

The National Marine Protected Areas Center publishes MPA Connections, a quarterly e-newsletter, and archives each issue here . Additionally, archived volumes of the MPA Center's Marine Cultural and Historic Newsletter can be accessed on this page.

Reports

The MPA Center has published, or contributed to, several studies, strategies and analysis reports, available here. You can also find agency progress reports under Executive Oder 13158 on this page.

Lessons Learned

The National Marine Protected Areas Center initiated a project to evaluate five planning processes associated with the establishment of protected areas. The goal of this project is to identify "lessons learned" that can improve future and ongoing MPA planning processes. Click here to see the reports generated from this project.

Archives

Earlier (2002-2005) editions of the MPA Center's fact sheets, newsletters and publications.

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