On 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 […]
Categories: OPC MeetingsThe 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 ForceThe Dungeness Crab Task Force Executive Committee held a public conference call on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at 10:00am to provide updates on topics directly impacting the Dungeness crab fishery and to discuss priority topics identified by the Executive Committee, […]
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task ForceThe Dungeness Crab Task Force Executive Committee will hold a public conference call on Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 10:00am to provide updates on topics directly impacting the Dungeness crab fishery and to continue discussing the short- and long-term functioning of the […]
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task ForceCalifornia stands up for ocean protection in new comment letters to the federal government opposing offshore oil and gas drilling and urging the continued protection of the State’s four National Marine Sanctuaries. Letter to the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary, U.S. Department of […]
Categories: UncategorizedThe Dungeness Crab Task Force Executive Committee will hold a public conference call on Friday, August 25th, 2017 at 11:00am to provide updates on the DCTF and EC’s schedules through 2017 and to discuss priority topics identified by the Executive Committee including […]
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