Oceanography | Vol.32, No.3 94 SPECIAL ISSUE ON PISCO: PARTNERSHIP FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES OF COASTAL OCEANS MARINE PROTECTED AREAS EXEMPLIFY THE EVOLUTION OF SCIENCE AND POLICY By Mark H. Carr, J. Wilson White, Emily Saarman, Jane Lubchenco, Kristen Milligan, and Jennifer E. Caselle Oceanography | Vol.32, No.3 94 Scuba diver surveying a benthic commu- nity (fshes, invertebrates, algae) to eval- uate the ecological responses of kelp forest ecosystems to the establishment of marine protected areas in California. Photo credit: Michael Langhans