The Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is pleased to announce the release of the Final 2018 California Ocean Litter Prevention Strategy (Strategy). OPC partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris Program and worked with California stakeholders to develop the 2018 […]
Categories: UncategorizedThe Dungeness Crab Task Force will convene via conference call on October 16-18th. Please note that the meeting will not be held in Ukiah, but instead will be held via conference call due to the recent wildfires impacting California. The […]
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task ForceOn Tuesday, April 24, 2018, the Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting at 1 PM, at the Natural Resource Building Auditorium, 1416 Ninth Street in Sacramento.
Categories: OPC MeetingsThe Dungeness Crab Task Force Executive Committee held a public conference call on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 12:00 pm to provide updates on topics directly impacting the Dungeness crab fishery, identify priority topics for the DCTF’s discussion in 2018, […]
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task ForceOn Wednesday, March 14th, 2018, the Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting at 3 PM, at the California Energy Commission, Charles Imbrecht Room, 1516 Ninth Street in Sacramento. Remote participation was available at the University of California, Santa Barbara–Bren […]
Categories: OPC MeetingsOn February 7, 2018 Ocean Protection Council Chairman John Laird sent a comprehensive letter to the Secretary of the Department of Interior outlining the Council’s objections to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s 2019–2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil […]
Categories: UncategorizedAdopted on January 31, 2018 – Resolution opposing oil and gas leasing on the California Outer Continental Shelf
Categories: UncategorizedCatalyzed by direction from Governor Brown in 2016, the update to the State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance (Guidance) reflects advances in sea-level rise science and addresses the needs of state agencies and local governments as they incorporate sea-level rise […]
Categories: UncategorizedOn behalf of the California Ocean Protection Council, the California Natural Resources Agency, and the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance), OPC’s Climate Policy Advisor, Jenn Phillips, is representing California at the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) […]
Categories: UncategorizedOn Wednesday, November 1, 2017, the Ocean Protection Council hosted a workshop and panel discussion on California’s great white sharks. The workshop was held at the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building, 914 Capitol Mall, Room 500, Sacramento, CA 95814 […]
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