The Ocean Protection Council, in collaboration with NOAA and the Ocean Science Trust, hosted a webinar series and workshop in March of 2011 on the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS), a national effort to create a marine ecological […]
Categories: UncategorizedOPC Meeting Agenda March 11, 2011 Coastal Hearing Room – CalEPA Building 1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95812-2815 John Laird, Secretary for Natural Resources, Council Chair Linda Adams, Secretary for Environmental Protection Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor, Chair of […]
Categories: OPC MeetingsNotice of Intention to Amend the Conflict of Interest Code of the Ocean Protection Council Proposed Amendment to the Conflict of Interest Code of the Ocean Protection Council
Categories: UncategorizedIn November, 2007, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MLML) purchased property in Moss Landing Harbor occupied by a wetfish offloader to provide a permanent home for the NSF (National Science Foundation) owned Research Vessel Point Sur. This site is also home […]
Categories: AquacultureThe fishing community at Fisherman’s Wharf has provided seafood to area residents for more than a century. On average, over 3 million pounds of fish per year are landed in San Francisco, making it one of the major seafood ports […]
Categories: AquacultureThe California Ocean Protection Council seeks to maximize the effectiveness of funding spent to protect and conserve coastal resources and to further our understanding of the value that coastal and ocean resources contribute to our local, state and federal economy. […]
Categories: UncategorizedThe coastal zone of Southern California is a highly built-up urban environment. Development in this region has been shown to significantly alter both the timing and rate of runoff releases to coastal waters and can affect water quality through addition […]
Categories: Water QualityRising sea levels of up to 1.4 m by 2100 will have significant impacts on California’s coastline. While bays and estuaries are expected to experience the most dramatic modifications in the coming century, changes will be felt far inland from the immediate shoreline […]
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