The North Coast Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Baseline Program Request for Proposals is now available on the California Sea Grant website. The North Coast MPA Baseline Program is a collaborative effort among the California Ocean Protection Council, the MPA Monitoring Enterprise, […]
Categories: Marine Protected Areas, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsThe first major study of California’s marine protected areas shows they are on track to help to improve ocean health. Scientists, fishermen, resource managers and environmentalists gathered recently to share results from the first five years of monitoring in the […]
Categories: UncategorizedThe Ocean Protection Council, California Coastal Commission and State Coastal Conservancy announce the availability of grants to encourage local governments and other entities responsible for planning under the California Coastal Act to develop and adopt updated plans that conserve and […]
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeUpdate to the State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance Document The State of California is in the process of updating the State Sea-Level Rise Guidance Document. For more information, please visit: https://opc.ca.gov/climate-change/updating-californias-sea-level-rise-guidance/ Current Version of the State of California Sea-Level Rise […]
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeThe Ocean Protection Council now welcomes nominations for three vacancies on the OPC Science Advisory Team (OPC-SAT) through April 30, 2013. New members of the OPC-SAT are asked to serve an initial three-year term, with the possibility of renewing for two […]
Categories: UncategorizedThrough a 2012 contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Kier Associates quantified the cost spent by 90 cities, large and small, in California, Oregon and Washington located along the coast or in watersheds draining to the ocean, to clean […]
Categories: Marine PollutionThe 2011-2012 California King Tides Initiative Highlights Report is released. This report provides an overview of the successes of the campaign from the 2011-2012 season, while highlighting by region some of the most impactful images from along the California coast […]
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