Management
The refuge is a managed as a highly-restricted marine protected area. Management goals include:
- Conserving,
restoring, managing, and protecting native terrestrial habitats that
are representative of
remote tropical Pacific islands, primarily for the benefit of seabirds.
- Conserving,
managing, and protecting native marine communities that are representative
of
remote tropical Pacific islands.
- Contributing
to the recovery, protection, and management efforts for all native
species with
special consideration for seabirds, migratory shorebirds, federally
listed threatened and
endangered species, and species of management concern.
- Restoring the
wilderness character of Baker’s terrestrial community, and protect,
maintain,
enhance, and preserve the wilderness character of Baker’s marine
community.
- Preserving
Baker’s biological, cultural, and historic resources.
