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  • Funding Opportunity

    The Ocean Protection Council is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for projects focused on outreach and education to improve compliance with marine protected area (MPA) regulations in California: 2020 Marine Protected Area Outreach and Education Small Grants Program The […]

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  • Public Comment Solicitation

    OPC is accepting public comment on the Draft 2020 – 2025 Strategic Plan to Protect California’s Coast and Ocean. Comments can be submitted by email to COPCpublic@resources.ca.gov and must be received by 5pm on December 13, 2019.

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  • OPC is Hiring a Senior Environmental Scientist

    The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is hiring a Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist) to lead its Marine Protected Area (MPA) Program.  OPC is a Cabinet-level state policy body that works to ensure healthy coastal and ocean ecosystems by advancing innovative, […]

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  • Ocean Protection Council Meeting — November 13, 2019, Sacramento

    The Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting on November 13th starting at 1 PM in Sacramento. The agenda can be viewed here.

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  • Dungeness Crab Task Force Meeting #9 – October 16-17, 2019 – Santa Rosa

    The Dungeness Crab Task Force will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 9:00 AM at the Justice Joseph Rattigan State Office, Room 410, 50 D St, in Santa Rosa, California; and Thursday, October 17, 2019 at […]

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  • In Memoriam: Adrian Dahood-Fritz

    The staff at OPC are devastated at the loss of our friend and colleague Adrian Dahood-Fritz, and her husband Andrew Fritz, who were both victims of the catastrophic Conception dive boat accident that occurred on September 2, 2019. Adrian was […]

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