The Ocean Protection Council is pleased to announce two funding opportunities for projects focused on California’s marine protected areas (MPAs): 1) MPA Long-Term Monitoring Program 2019 Solicitation Attend the optional webinar on November 15, 2018 from 1:00-2:30 p.m. PST. This MPA […]

At its October 25th meeting, OPC approved a Proposition 1 grant to the City of Newport Beach to plan and implement a trash wheel in Upper Newport Bay on San Diego Creek, modeled closely on the successful Baltimore Trash Wheel […]

At its October 25, 2018 meeting, the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) unanimously approved 24 research projects totaling $6 million in funding through the Proposition 84 Competitive Grants Program. The projects support state priorities focused on stewardship and management of […]

Since September 2015, the California Dungeness Crab Fishing Gear Working Group (Working Group), a diverse multi-stakeholder group, has been taking steps to identify and reduce risk of whale entanglements in Dungeness crab fishing gear. During the 2017-18 fishing season, the […]