OPC, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission), and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) are seeking your feedback on a draft prioritized list of the 28 adaptive management recommendations included in the Decadal Management Review (Review) of […]
Categories: Marine Protected Areas, Public Comment Opportunity, Strategic Goal 3: BiodiversityJune 8th is Annual World Ocean Day, a global celebration of our blue planet and an opportunity to rally the world for ocean-climate action. Activists, policymakers, youth leaders, and other diverse organizations and businesses are uniting across the planet today, […]
Categories: 30x30, Marine Protected Areas, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 3: BiodiversityWe are seeking applicants to help develop the Senate Bill 1 Technical Assistance Program (SB 1 TA Program). The goal of this first-ever OPC TA Program is to provide direct application services to qualified SB 1 Grant Program applicants to […]
Categories: Equity and Environmental Justice, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Sea-Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeLast week, the California Natural Resources Agency released its Pathways to 30×30 annual progress report. The findings in this report demonstrate tangible, meaningful progress toward our state’s 30×30 goal – just one year after the release of Pathways to 30×30, […]
Categories: 30x30, Strategic Goal 3: BiodiversityYOU can help protect California’s kelp forests! We’ve partnered with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in the early planning stages of developing a statewide, ecosystem-based, adaptive Kelp Restoration and Management Plan (KRMP) for giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) […]
Categories: Kelp, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsJoin us and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program for a bi-annual California Ocean Litter Strategy webinar. The webinar will include updates and developments from federal and California agencies on research and policy related to plastic […]
Categories: Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: BiodiversityWe are hiring a Career Executive Assignment, Level A, to serve as Deputy Director. The Deputy Director will provide executive-level leadership and will lead OPC administrative functions and operations including management of organizational and program budgets; driving and tracking progress […]
Categories: Career OpportunitiesThe April 24 Ocean Protection Council (OPC) meeting moved several efforts forward into next steps and introduced new efforts toward protecting California’s coast and ocean in 2023. Action items on the agenda supporting OPC’s Strategic Plan goals were all passed […]
Categories: Aquaculture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Grant Projects, Marine Pollution, Marine Protected Areas, OPC meetings, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Water QualityIn March, California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon appointed Assemblymember Dawn Addis to the Ocean Protection Council as a nonvoting, ex officio member, and Governor Newsom appointed Alexis Jackson and Megan Rocha to the Council’s voting, public member seats. We look […]
Categories: OPC meetingsWhat is 30×30? In 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-82-20, which committed to conserving 30% of California’s lands and coastal waters by 2030 as part of a broader effort to fight climate change, protect biodiversity, and expand access to nature for […]
Categories: 30x30, Marine Protected Areas, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity