Ocean Protection Council Meeting – June 16, 2026 – Teleconference and Public Forum
OPC Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hybrid Meeting
California Natural Resources Agency Headquarters Auditorium
715 P Street, Sacramento, California 95814
OPC is committed to ensuring our public meetings are accessible. Members of the public can participate by providing written and oral comment on Council matters. For public participation in OPC virtual meetings, view the instructions and see below.
The agenda and meeting materials will be available on this page by June 5.
Providing Public Comment
Written Comments: Written comments should be sent to COPCpublic@resources.ca.gov by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, June 15, 2026. Please include the item number in the email subject line. If you are writing with a general comment, please include a brief title for your comment.
Oral Comments: For each item on the agenda and at the end of the public meeting on non-agenda items, the OPC Chair will ask whether there are any requests for public comment. If you are participating via Zoom and want to provide oral comments on a specific agenda item, you will need to “Raise your hand” during the Zoom meeting. * If calling into the meeting from a telephone, use “Pound (#) 2” to raise/lower your hand.
Once your hand is raised and it is your turn to speak, the meeting facilitator will unmute you and will announce your name. You will then be able to make your public comment to the Council. * Depending on how you have called in, you may also need to unmute yourself.
A speaker’s time allotment for a specific agenda item is at the discretion of the Chair, but generally limited to two minutes. It is strongly recommended, though not required, that public comment be submitted in writing beforehand to be distributed to all Council members for review prior to the meeting. After your public comment, your hand will be lowered, and you will be placed back on mute.
Questions about the meeting or agenda can be directed to Kaitlyn Kalua, Deputy Director at Kaitlyn.Kalua@resources.ca.gov.
Any person who has a disability and requires accommodation to participate in this council meeting should contact Ms. Kalua no later than five days prior to the meeting.