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I'm a documentary producer, and produced a program called "Common Ground: Oregon's Ocean". I've talked with fishermen in Oregon, on the East Coast, Florida, and in the Caribbean about both their concerns and their insights on marine reserves and marine protected areas. What I learned, and some of this is in "Common Ground", is that people who live with marine reserves and marine protected areas continue to make a living with fishing around the world.
I also learned that fishermen generally have concerns before marine reserves are established and after, once they have marine reserves, they become strong supporters of marine reserves and marine protected areas - in fact they often propose new marine reserve sites to have even greater positive impact on the ocean.
To get your own "Common Ground: Oregon's Ocean" DVD and for more information on Oregon's ocean go to www.oceansonline.org

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