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Contact: Mark Shwartz
mshwartz@stanford.edu
650-723-9296
Stanford University

Media Advisory

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.

The Law School is located at 559 Nathan Abbot Way, Stanford, Calif. 94305. Directions are available at http://www.law.stanford.edu/directions.shtml.

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By Mark Shwartz

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).

CONTACT: Mark Shwartz, News Service: 650-723-9296, mshwartz@stanford.edu Justin Kenney, Pew Oceans Commission: 703-283-0384, kenneyj@pewoceans.org COMMENT: Stephen Palumbi, Biological Sciences: 831-655-6244, spalumbi@Stanford.EDU

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