Interpretive Products: Exhibits

Marine Protected Area Exhibit

The California Central Coast MPA exhibit was created to introduce the public to the magnificence of this unique, new network of protected ocean areas.

This 16-Panel display began as a traveling exhibit and was shown at local central coast museums, state parks, and public venues. Today, portions of the exhibit are on permanent display at Año Nuevo State Park, the Morro Bay Museum, and Morro Bay Nature Center.

Please contact us to discuss opportunities to produce similar exhibits or replication possibilities of specific panels. A PDF of all 16 panels is available below for download.

• Marine Protected Area Exhibit Panels (5.6MB PDF file)

Exhibit Photos

Exhibit panels on permanent display at Año Nuevo State Park (click on photos to enlarge)
Exhibit panels on permanent display at the Morro Bay State Park Museum of Natural History (click on photo to enlarge)
		Exhibit panels on permanent display at the Morro Bay National Estuary Program Visitor’s Center (click on photo to enlarge)

Marine Protected Areas Traveling Exhibit

This 3-panel exhibit was created in 2010 as a condensed version of the original 16-panel display. The exhibit was displayed at both the BLUE Ocean Film Festival in Monterey and at the California and the World Ocean conference in San Francisco and is now available for display throughout California. These attractive panels describe the purpose of MPAs, provide maps of the MPAs designated in the central and north coast regions, and briefly explain the science that supports them. The lightweight, 3’ x 4’ panels fit perfectly on easels for an attractive display. También está disponible en español

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