Oregon’s nearshore environment is public domain, and opportunities for public participation in conservation and management of nearshore resources are present throughout the entire Nearshore ecoregion. For the other eight ecoregions, Conservation Opportunity Areas (COAs) were developed to guide voluntary, non-regulatory actions to benefit habitats where broad fish and wildlife conservation goals could be best met. Although conservation actions to benefit Strategy Species and Habitats are important regardless of location, focusing investments in certain priority areas can improve funding efficiency and promote cooperative efforts across management areas. For the eight terrestrial ecoregions, COAs were selected using extensive data analysis, spatial modeling, and a MARXAN analysis with specific goals for many of the Strategy Species and Habitats (see COA methodology). However, the COA analyses did not include most of the spatial area of the Nearshore ecoregion, its Strategy Species, or Habitats because data were insufficient to support this approach. Although 23 COAs identified in the Coast Range ecoregion include estuarine and/or ocean shoreline areas that are part of the Nearshore Ecoregion, those COAs are not listed in this section as the methodology and analyses were not designed to address all of the Nearshore Strategy Species and Habitats. Designation of specific COAs in the Nearshore ecoregion may be considered in the future as more information on the distribution of species, habitats, and other needed information becomes available. Locations of potential conservation areas would only be established following opportunities for public involvement in the development process.