A new report calling for the immediate establishment of marine reserves throughout the coastal United States will be made public at a news conference at Stanford University on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 1:30 p.m. The event will take place in Room 290 of the Law School. A reception will follow.
The report was written by Stanford Biological Sciences Professor Stephen R. Palumbi for the Virginia-based Pew Oceans Commission. In addition to Palumbi, the press conference will include Pew Oceans Commissioners Leon A. Panetta, former White House Chief of Staff; Julie Packard, executive director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium; and Pietro Parravano, president of the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations.
EDITORS: An advance copy of the Pew Oceans Commission Report, "Marine Reserves: A Tool for Ecosystem Management and Conservation," can be obtained by emailing Mark Shwartz (mshwartz@stanford.edu) or Justin Kenney (kenneyj@pewoceans.org).
