August 12, 2025

Ocean Protection Council Meeting – September 30, 2025 – Teleconference and Public Forum

The Ocean Protection Council will hold a hybrid public meeting via teleconference and in a public forum on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The agenda and meeting materials are available.

Categories: 30x30, Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Kelp, OPC Meetings, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Engagement

July 14, 2025

Flexible by Design: Adaptive Management as a Path to California’s Coast and Ocean Resilience

Imagine navigating a boat through fog. You don’t just set a course and sail forward—you’re constantly checking your compass, observing closely, and looking for signs that help you decide where to go next, adjusting the wheel as needed. That’s how […]

Categories: Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy

July 14, 2025

Monthly Newsletter – California Coast and Ocean News – July

The July 2025 OPC newsletter is available!

Categories: 30x30, Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Monthly Newsletter, OPC Meetings, Outreach and Education, Public Comment Opportunity, Report Release, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Engagement, Water Quality

July 2, 2025

Sea Level Rise Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Program Opens! 

OPC is pleased to announce the release of the Sea Level Rise (SLR) Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Program, a new funding opportunity under the SB 1 SLR Adaptation Planning Grant Program. This program is specifically designed to support California Native […]

Categories: Funding Opportunities and Updates, Other Public Meetings, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Tribal Engagement

July 1, 2025

Marine Protected Area Statewide Leadership Team: Work Plan 2025 -2030

On July 1, 2025, the Marine Protected Area Statewide Leadership Team (MSLT) released a new Work Plan outlining key actions to enhance the effective, adaptive management of California’s globally recognized marine protected area (MPA) network. Recently honored on the IUCN […]

Categories: Coastal Habitats, Habitats, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Report Release, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity

June 18, 2025

Monthly Newsletter – California Coast and Ocean News – June

The June 2025 OPC newsletter is available!

Categories: 30x30, Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Dungeness Crab Task Force, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Kelp, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Monthly Newsletter, OPC Meetings, Outreach and Education, Press Releases, Public Comment Opportunity, Report Release, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Engagement, Water Quality

June 12, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: California’s Marine Protected Area Network Recognized as International Gold Standard for Marine Conservation

SACRAMENTO – This week, California’s marine protected area network was officially accepted to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas, a high-profile international certification that recognizes the most successful examples of biodiversity conservation worldwide. California’s system of marine protected areas, or MPAs, is the first nature network in the world to receive this honor.

Categories: 30x30, Coastal Habitats, Habitats, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Press Releases, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity

June 4, 2025

OPC’s Draft 2026–2030 Strategic Plan Now Available – Webinar June 18 & Public Comment Period through August 1, 2025

The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is pleased to share the Draft 2026–2030 Strategic Plan—a roadmap for protecting California’s coast and ocean in the years ahead. This draft reflects OPC’s continued commitment to resilience, equity, collaboration, and science-based decision-making.  We […]

Categories: Event, Other Public Meetings, Public Comment Opportunity, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy

June 3, 2025

Where Land Meets Sea: Celebrate World Ocean Week in California’s Interconnected State Parks and Marine Protected Areas

World Ocean Week (June 1-8, 2025) is a time to celebrate, explore, and protect our blue planet—and there’s no better place to do that than along California’s coast. Many of our coastal state parks are gateways to marine protected areas […]

Categories: Event, Marine Protected Areas, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity

May 20, 2025

Monthly Newsletter – California Coast and Ocean News – May

The May 2025 OPC newsletter is available!

Categories: Coastal Habitats, Dungeness Crab Task Force, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Monthly Newsletter, Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, OPC Meetings, Other Public Meetings, Outreach and Education, Public Comment Opportunity, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Engagement, Water Quality