On April 20, 2023 the Land Conservation and Development Commission -- under the leadership of Chair Anyeley Hallová -- unanimously adopted an amendment to the Rocky Habitat Management Strategy, Part Three of the Oregon Territorial Sea Plan. The decision added six new management areas that reflect the needs of the communities that proposed them. Rocky Habitat Management Areas focus on balancing use and conservation through the enhancement of visitor experiences with education and interpretation to limit wildlife disturbance and habitat degradation.

These designations complete a multiple year effort led by the Ocean Policy Advisory Council to revise the Management Strategy to include site management designations along areas of Oregon's iconic rocky shoreline. Extensive feedback from agencies, organizations, governments, and general rocky coast users supported these revisions.

The new management area designations include:

• A Marine Educational Area/Garden at Chapman Point and Marine Conservation Areas at Ecola Point
• Cape Lookout
• Fogarty Creek
• Cape Foulweather

The designations were recommended by the OPAC following an inclusive public process that provided an opportunity for the public to submit proposals for new management areas. Designations will go into effect following rulemaking by partner agencies in the coming year.

Interested persons can access the Rocky Habitat Web Mapping Tool online.


--Staff Reports

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