DCTF Executive Committee Conference Call Wednesday, October 15, 2014 1:00pm Call-in #: 1-626-677-3000 Participant Code for Public and Non-EC DCTF Members: 7927150 Meeting Agenda Goal of the Executive Committee (EC): To help streamline and inform anticipated discussions surrounding the trap […]
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task ForceOn September 30, 2014 California became the first state in the nation to enact a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. In this precedential moment, Secretary for Natural Resources and Ocean Protection Council Chair John Laird applauds the legislature and Governor Jerry […]
Categories: Water QualityOn August 27, 2014, the California Ocean Protection Council passed two resolutions: one to support the State Water Resource Control Board’s adoption of a trash policy, and one to support implementation of the “Safeguarding California Plan for Reducing Climate Risk.”
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Water QualityNOTE MEETING AND WORKSHOP LOCATION CHANGE There has been a last-minute location change of the California Ocean Protection Council public meeting Wednesday, August 27, 2014. The meeting will now take place at the following location, 1.5 blocks away: Legislative Office […]
Categories: OPC MeetingsBuilding on the growing momentum to address climate change impacts to coastal California, there are many funding, training and capacity-building events upcoming. These include Coastal Climate Change featured at the California Adaptation Forum, a free workshop on Sea-level Rise and […]
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeThe Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting on June 10th, 2014 at 1 pm, in the Natural Resources Agency Auditorium, 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, California. A workshop on “The California Collaborative Approach: Marine Protected Areas Partnership Plan” was held at 9:30 […]
Categories: OPC MeetingsThe draft of “The California Collaborative Approach: Marine Protected Areas Partnership Plan” (Partnership Plan) is closed for public and tribal comment, and under review. Thanks to all who participated in the comment period.
Categories: UncategorizedLetters to Congress regarding ocean initiatives in the federal FY15 Budget (March 2014)
Categories: UncategorizedCalifornia Ocean Protection Council Scientific Advisory Team held a public meeting on June 11th, 2014, from 10:00am – 5:00pm, at the Elihu M. Harris State of California Office Building, Room 1, 1515 Clay St., Oakland, CA, 94612.
Categories: UncategorizedThe California Coastal Commission recently developed a report investigating the release of radioactive materials during the March 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan and the implications for residents of California. Staff findings include extremely low levels of Fukushima-derived […]
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