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Photosynthesis and respiration section relevance
This section of the page discusses the topic of photosynthesis in general, but does not relate the content to estuarine acidification or show how estuarine acidification affects photosynthesis. The information presented in this section could be more relevant to this page. I added a reference link [] to the section that supports this information and more directly addresses photosynthesis and estuarine acidification together. Rachelmorales (talk) 23:45, 3 November 2016 (UTC)Rachelmorales

Freshwater flow section
This section of the page did not have any reference links to cite where the information came from. I added a link [] to the section to have more evidence to support what is discussed in the Freshwater flow portion of the page. Rachelmorales (talk) 23:55, 3 November 2016 (UTC)Rachelmorales

Impact on marine life section
There were no reference articles to support the statement that "acidification also harms micro-organisms in the environment," I added a source [] to support this and provide more information on the topic. Rachelmorales (talk) 00:08, 4 November 2016 (UTC)Rachelmorales

Marine Life Protection Act
Overview:

The overall goals of the Marine Life Protection Act are to maintain the diversity of marine ecosystems, conserve its populations, better educate people on human-marine life interactions, protect habitats, and effectively enforce MPAs. The establishment of this policy is an important step in expanding science based management and decision making regarding policies.

A Brief History:

Prior to the enforcement of the Marine Life Protection Act, very few of California's coastal areas were protected within MPAs. There needed to be a system established that would improve the marine systems protection in California and help regulate building in marine areas and researchers' plans to alter any of these areas. Although the original plans for MPAs did attempt to follow the guidelines of science and practicality, at first they were not satisfactory for stakeholders who managed the area. Eventually, the plan that was approved increased the number of habitats that were protected by MPAs. The establishment of these created benefits for fisheries management too, though this was not the main focus of the plan. Creating these MPAs increased the abundance, size, and diversity of fish, invertebrate, and algae. The success of this plan inspired the creation of similar policies around the world. The Marine Life Protection Act caused science to play a larger role in California environmental planning than ever before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rachelmorales (talk • contribs) 02:18, 16 November 2016 (UTC)