June 18, 2025

Monthly Newsletter – California Coast and Ocean News – June

The June 2025 OPC newsletter is available!

Categories: 30x30, Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Dungeness Crab Task Force, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Kelp, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Monthly Newsletter, OPC Meetings, Outreach and Education, Press Releases, Public Comment Opportunity, Report Release, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Engagement, Water Quality

June 18, 2025

Request for Proposals: Advancing 30×30 in Coastal Waters – Letter of Intent due by July 18, 2025

In October 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-82-20, advancing environmental conservation as an administration priority and elevating the role of nature in combating climate change. As part of this Executive Order, California committed to the goal of conserving 30% […]

Categories: 30x30, Coastal Habitats, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Marine Habitats, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems

June 12, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: California’s Marine Protected Area Network Recognized as International Gold Standard for Marine Conservation

SACRAMENTO – This week, California’s marine protected area network was officially accepted to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, a high-profile international certification that recognizes the most successful examples of biodiversity conservation worldwide. California’s system of marine protected areas, or MPAs, is the first nature network in the world to receive this honor.

Categories: 30x30, Coastal Habitats, Habitats, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Press Releases, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity

June 4, 2025

OPC’s Draft 2026–2030 Strategic Plan Now Available – Webinar June 18 & Public Comment Period through August 1, 2025

The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is pleased to share the Draft 2026–2030 Strategic Plan—a roadmap for protecting California’s coast and ocean in the years ahead. This draft reflects OPC’s continued commitment to resilience, equity, collaboration, and science-based decision-making.  We […]

Categories: Event, Other Public Meetings, Public Comment Opportunity, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy

June 3, 2025

Where Land Meets Sea: Celebrate World Ocean Week in California’s Interconnected State Parks and Marine Protected Areas

World Ocean Week (June 1-8, 2025) is a time to celebrate, explore, and protect our blue planet—and there’s no better place to do that than along California’s coast. Many of our coastal state parks are gateways to marine protected areas […]

Categories: Event, Marine Protected Areas, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity

May 20, 2025

Monthly Newsletter – California Coast and Ocean News – May

The May 2025 OPC newsletter is available!

Categories: Coastal Habitats, Dungeness Crab Task Force, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Monthly Newsletter, Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, OPC Meetings, Other Public Meetings, Outreach and Education, Public Comment Opportunity, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Engagement, Water Quality

May 20, 2025

California Ocean Day 2025 Celebrates 20 Years of Advocacy, Action, and Ocean Leadership 

On May 6, 2025, hundreds of ocean advocates from across the state gathered in Sacramento to mark the 20th annual California Ocean Day—a milestone celebration of two decades of grassroots organizing, legislative engagement, and shared commitment to protecting California’s ocean, […]

Categories: Event, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy

May 20, 2025

Your Feedback Matters: Take the OPC Engagement + Partnerships Survey – Open through July 20, 2025 

The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) invites you to participate in a survey to help strengthen coast and ocean protection efforts and ensure that programs and funding opportunities are accessible, inclusive, and community-informed. Your feedback will help shape how OPC […]

Categories: Outreach and Education, Public Comment Opportunity, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy

May 6, 2025

Ocean Protection Council Meeting – June 10, 2025 – Teleconference and Public Forum

The Ocean Protection Council held a hybrid public meeting via teleconference and in a public forum on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. The agenda, meeting materials, summary, and recording are available.

Categories: 30x30, Climate Change, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Marine Protected Areas, OPC Meetings, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Engagement, Water Quality

April 28, 2025

California Ocean Day and Film Screening of Sequoias of the Sea

California’s coast and ocean face complex challenges—but there’s powerful momentum behind efforts to protect them. Explore two upcoming events that bring people together to learn, connect, and take action. California Ocean Day Led by environmental non-profits and now in its […]

Categories: Event, Kelp, Outreach and Education, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems