The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is hiring a Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) to lead its Marine Protected Area (MPA) Program. OPC is a Cabinet-level state policy body that works to ensure healthy coastal and ocean ecosystems by advancing innovative, […]
Categories: Career OpportunitiesThe Ocean Protection Council is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for projects focused on outreach and education to improve compliance with marine protected area (MPA) regulations in California: 2020 Marine Protected Area Outreach and Education Small Grants Program The […]
Categories: UncategorizedOPC is accepting public comment on the Draft 2020 – 2025 Strategic Plan to Protect California’s Coast and Ocean. Comments can be submitted by email to COPCpublic@resources.ca.gov and must be received by 5pm on December 13, 2019.
Categories: UncategorizedThe California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is hiring a Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) to lead its Marine Protected Area (MPA) Program. OPC is a Cabinet-level state policy body that works to ensure healthy coastal and ocean ecosystems by advancing innovative, […]
Categories: UncategorizedThe Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting on November 13th starting at 1 PM in Sacramento. The agenda can be viewed here.
Categories: OPC MeetingsThe Dungeness Crab Task Force will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 9:00 AM at the Justice Joseph Rattigan State Office, Room 410, 50 D St, in Santa Rosa, California; and Thursday, October 17, 2019 at […]
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task ForceThe staff at OPC are devastated at the loss of our friend and colleague Adrian Dahood-Fritz, and her husband Andrew Fritz, who were both victims of the catastrophic Conception dive boat accident that occurred on September 2, 2019. Adrian was […]
Categories: UncategorizedRequest for Public Input on Ocean Protection Council’s Priorities On August 14 from 1-4pm, the Ocean Protection Council will hold one of its quarterly public meetings in Sacramento. The focus of this meeting will be to solicit input from Council […]
Categories: OPC MeetingsAgenda for May 23, 2019 Ocean Protection Council Workshop and Meeting On May 23, 2019, the Ocean Protection Council held a workshop and panel discussion on relevant science and ongoing management of California’s globally significant marine protected areas network. The […]
Categories: OPC MeetingsThe California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) uses partnerships, policy and funding to advance science-based solutions to safeguard marine life, habitats and livelihoods in California. OPC has partnered with Tribes and Tribal communities, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), California […]
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