A seven-member working group of the Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team has provided the State with a report on the best available sea-level rise science — including recent scientific advances on the role of polar ice loss. The report, entitled […]
Categories: UncategorizedThe State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance Document, initially adopted in 2010 and updated in 2013, provides guidance to state agencies for incorporating sea-level rise projections into planning, permitting, investment and other decisions. Now, the California Ocean Protection Council and the […]
Categories: Climate ChangeOPC had originally planned to solicit projects for Round 2 of the Proposition 1 funding process in May 2017. Staffing capacity issues have resulted in a revised timeline; OPC now anticipates updating its Proposition 1 grant guidelines in Fall 2017 and […]
Categories: UncategorizedStaff from the Ocean Protection Council participated in an Uncommon Dialogue, “Ocean Acidification: Setting Water Quality Goals” in mid-October 2016 at Stanford University. The meeting was hosted by Stanford University’s Woods Institute for the Environment and the Center for Ocean Solutions, […]
Categories: UncategorizedOn Dec. 24 and Dec. 26, more of the California coastline will open to the commercial Dungeness crab fishery. Some previously closed areas will open at the recommendation of state health agencies, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) […]
Categories: UncategorizedAt an event this week in Coronado, CA, the Ocean Protection Council took the lead for California to forge a groundbreaking partnership between California, Oregon, Washington and several international partners that committed to protecting coastal communities from the threat of […]
Categories: Climate ChangeCoronado – Taking action to combat climate change and help protect California’s oceans, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today called on President Barack Obama to use his authority to permanently prohibit new offshore oil and gas leasing in federal waters […]
Categories: UncategorizedBy Lindsey Hoshaw December 13, 2016 Some of the year’s highest tides will hit California shorelines this week and they’re predicted to reach 7 feet in some areas. Strong winter high tides, known as king tides, happen annually in certain […]
Categories: UncategorizedCORONADO, Calif. — Three Western states, Chile, France, tribal nations and others yesterday launched a task force aimed at addressing ocean acidification.
Categories: UncategorizedDungeness crab season has arrived in the Bay Area, which is always cause for celebration in the kitchen. But with all the safety issues around crab last year, and lingering problems that are keeping some areas of the California coast […]
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