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October 3, 2014

DCTF Executive Committee Meeting Agenda – October 15, 2014

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 Force
October 2, 2014

Single-use plastic bag ban signed in California

On 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 Quality
September 16, 2014

Summary of Resolutions Passed at the August 27, 2014 OPC Meeting

On 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 Quality
July 25, 2014

LOCATION CHANGE: Ocean Protection Council Meeting and Ocean Health Workshop, August 27th, 2014

NOTE 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 Meetings
July 24, 2014

New Resources for Responding to Coastal Climate Change in California

Building 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 Change
May 29, 2014

Ocean Protection Council Meeting and MPA Workshop, June 10, 2014

The 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 Meetings
May 29, 2014

Draft “The California Collaborative Approach: Marine Protected Area Partnership Plan”

The 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: Uncategorized
May 12, 2014

OPC Member statements on the federal FY15 budget

Letters to Congress regarding ocean initiatives in the federal FY15 Budget (March 2014)

Categories: Uncategorized
May 7, 2014

California Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team Workshop: Ocean Health as a Scientific Concept and Management Goal

California 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: Uncategorized
May 6, 2014

California Coastal Commission Report on Fukushima

The 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 […]

Categories: Uncategorized