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November 7, 2013

Ocean Protection Council Meeting, November 21, 2013

The Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting on November 21st, 2013, at 10 AM in the Natural Resources Auditorium, 1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA.

Categories: OPC Meetings
September 30, 2013

Rapid Assessments for Selected California Fisheries

As part of implementing the California Sustainable Seafood Initiative (AB 1217 (Monning), which requires California to design and implement a voluntary sustainable seafood program, the OPC tasked the California Ocean Science Trust (OST)  to conduct rapid assessments of 11 nominated […]

Categories: Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
September 11, 2013

The Coastal Geoportal Is Now Online

New Website Brings to Light State’s Rich Coastal and Ocean Data Inventory For Immediate Release: Sept. 16, 2013 SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today the Ocean Protection Council (OPC) and the California Department of Technology launched the California Coastal Geoportal. The goal […]

Categories: Uncategorized
August 28, 2013

California Ocean Protection Council Announces West Coast Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Science Panel

California and Oregon are joining forces to help address ocean acidification and hypoxia, a West Coast-wide threat to our shared marine and coastal ecosystems. The California Natural Resources Agency, on behalf of the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC), today signed […]

Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change
August 22, 2013

Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia

Ocean acidification and hypoxia, two phenomena often coupled for a variety of biological and oceanographic reasons, have the potential for profound impacts on living marine resources. Scientists have already demonstrated serious impacts on shell-building organisms, among others, and severe effects […]

Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change
June 13, 2013

Marine Debris: A Snapshot of Work in California Available for Public Comment

The document is an overview of marine debris related work from a variety of actors within California. It provides the OPC with a better understanding of ongoing projects and will help identify gaps in order to better focus future efforts. […]

Categories: Uncategorized
June 13, 2013

OPC June 12, 2013 Meeting Summary

The meeting summary from the June 12, 2013 OPC meeting can be found here.

Categories: Uncategorized