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has posted on its website maps and descriptions of proposed marine reserves and protected areas.

Local community teams considered proposed reserves at Cape Perpetua near Florence, Cascade Head near Lincoln City and Cape Falcon near Manzanita.

Recommendations for the Cape Perpetua and Cascade Head reserves were compromises with a marine reserve and less restrictive protected areas, made by the local community teams. The Cape Falcon team was unable to agree upon a compromise and narrowly adopted the original marine reserve proposal.

The department will consult with scientists, then take the recommendations to the Ocean Policy Advisory Council later this month for additional review. The agency will make its final recommendations to the governor and Legislature in time for the next legislative session.

The public can comment on the proposed reserves at the OPAC meeting Monday and Tuesday at the Hallmark Resort, 744 S.W. Elizabeth St. in Newport or online at oregonoceans.info/marinereserves.

--The Oregonian