September 25, 2023
California’s coastal waters are home to species and habitats found nowhere else on Earth. Our iconic coastal and marine ecosystems – from sandy beaches and wave-swept rocky shorelines to lush kelp forests and deep submarine canyons – hold tremendous cultural Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Kelp, Marine Protected Areas, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Stewardship
September 1, 2023
It’s that time of the year again when Californians up and down the state, from the mountains to the coast, celebrate the wonderful places and species that make California our home. California Biodiversity Day is almost upon us – and Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Event, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
August 17, 2023
At the August 15 Ocean Protection Council (OPC) meeting, the Council unanimously passed several significant action items supporting OPC’s Strategic Plan goals with a focus on sea-level rise resilience and coastal and ocean water quality. The Council approved funding in amounts up Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Marine Pollution, OPC meetings, Plastic Pollution, Sea-Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Tribal Stewardship, Water Quality
July 13, 2023
The Ocean Protection Council will hold a hybrid public meeting via teleconference and in a public forum at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.
Categories: 30x30, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Marine Pollution, OPC meetings, Plastic Pollution, Public Comment Opportunity, Sea-Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
June 8, 2023
June 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, Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Marine Protected Areas, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
May 24, 2023
Last 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, Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
April 27, 2023
Watch the recording of the most recent 30×30 webinar: Strengthening Biodiversity Protections in California’s National Marine Sanctuaries California’s federally-managed National Marine Sanctuaries protect our state’s diverse wildlife, habitats, and cultural resources. State and federal conservation goals offer a unique opportunity to Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
March 27, 2023
What 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 Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Marine Protected Areas, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
March 14, 2023
We are hiring a Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory) to lead its Biodiversity Program and advance work related to marine protected areas, kelp forest resilience, marine biodiversity conservation, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, and the state’s 30×30 initiative for coastal waters. The Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Career Opportunities, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
March 14, 2023
The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is hiring two limited term Environmental Scientists (30×30 Staff Scientists) to help advance California’s goal to conserve 30% of coastal waters by 2030 (the “30×30” initiative) and broader strategic priorities related to enhancing coastal Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Career Opportunities, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity