On July 24th, Secretary Laird wrote The Honorable Paul Ryan and The Honorable Nancy Pelosi to express concern regarding two pieces of pending federal legislation that would make broad changes to long established federal laws protecting the marine environment from […]
Categories: UncategorizedPlease download the draft here. The public comment period is open from Wednesday, August 1 through Friday, August 31, 2018. All comments should be submitted by email to: COPCpublic@resources.ca.gov. Questions can be directed to Ocean Protection Council Climate Change Policy […]
Categories: UncategorizedThe California Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting on July 25th 2018 at 1 PM, at the Natural Resources Agency Auditorium, 1419 Ninth Street, Sacramento California. View Webcast
Categories: OPC MeetingsThe 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
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