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November 23, 2016

Ocean Protection Council Meeting – Wednesday, December 7, 2016

On Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at 1 PM, the Ocean Protection Council with hold a public teleconference meeting at the Natural Resources Agency, Room 1305, 1416 Ninth Street in Sacramento.

Categories: OPC Meetings
October 14, 2016

DCTF Meeting Agenda Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 8:30 AM Wednesday and October 26, 2016 at 8:00 AM

The Dungeness Crab Task Force will hold a public meeting Tuesday, October 25, 2016 at 8:30 AM and Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 8:00 AM, at the Ukiah Valley Conference Center, Cabernet II Room, 200 South School Street,
 Ukiah, California.

Categories: Dungeness Crab Task Force
October 12, 2016

Director Halberstadt Issues Statement on Signing of Bills Protecting Marine Environments

Sacramento – Ocean Protection Council (OPC) Executive Director Deborah Halberstadt released the following statement after Governor Brown signed into law two bills designed to protect our oceans and marine environments: SB 1363 (Monning) and AB 2139 (Williams). “Although ocean acidification […]

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October 12, 2016

Western States Fight Ocean Acidification

Dan Haifley, Our Ocean Backyard. Santa Cruz Sentinel, Oct.8, 2016. Secretary or Natural Resources, John Laird, and his counterparts in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia convened an Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia science panel in collaboration with the Ocean Protection Council […]

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September 21, 2016

Ocean Protection Council Meeting – Monday, October 17, 2016

On Monday, October 17, 2016, at 1 PM, the Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting at the Natural Resources Building Auditorium, 1416 Ninth Street in Sacramento.

Categories: OPC Meetings
June 15, 2016

Ocean Protection Council Meeting – Wednesday, June 29th, 2016

On June 29, 2016 the Ocean Protection Council held its public meeting at the Natural Resources Building Auditorium in Sacramento. The OPC will consider funding projects under Proposition 1 and will hear an informational item related to ocean acidification and […]

Categories: OPC Meetings
June 14, 2016

Film Screening and Panel Discussion Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Film Screening (10:00 – 10:45) Into the Gyre – Directed by Scott Elliot Panel Presentations and Discussion (10:45 – 11:15) Panelists : Eben Schwartz, Outreach Manager, California Coastal Commission Cynthia Dunn, Senior Environmental Scientist, CalRecycle Dr. Emilia DeForce, Research Associate, […]

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April 27, 2016

Citizen Science Projects and Sea-level Rise

Several efforts are in place in California that strive to have citizens using photographs to document the tidal level, king tides, storm surge, flooding hazards, and other conditions concerning the boundary of the ocean and coastline. These photos can be […]

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April 11, 2016

OPC Science Advisory Team Meeting Agenda: Bracing for a Changing World

The Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team is composed of 26 esteemed scientists, convened to serve the science and policy needs of California. The next meeting will be Monday, April 18. View the public agenda. The meeting will be held […]

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April 4, 2016

West Coast Ocean Acidification & Hypoxia Science Panel Releases Executive Summary

The West Coast Ocean Acidification & Hypoxia Science Panel, comprised of 20 leading scientists, was charged with presenting the current state of knowledge and developing scientific consensus about available management options to address ocean acidification and hypoxia on the West […]

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