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Ocean Protection Council Meeting – June 16, 2026 – Teleconference and Public Forum
The Ocean Protection Council will hold a hybrid public meeting via teleconference and in a public forum on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The agenda is available. Meeting materials will be available starting June 5.
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Ocean Protection Council Meeting — April 24, 2018
On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, the Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting at 1 PM, at the Natural Resource Building Auditorium, 1416 Ninth Street in Sacramento.
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DCTF Executive Committee Meeting – April 12, 2018
The Dungeness Crab Task Force Executive Committee held a public conference call on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at 12:00 pm to provide updates on topics directly impacting the Dungeness crab fishery, identify priority topics for the DCTF’s discussion in 2018, and continue discussing whale entanglements in the California Dungeness crab…
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Ocean Protection Council Meeting — March 14, 2018
On Wednesday, March 14th, 2018, the Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting at 3 PM, at the California Energy Commission, Charles Imbrecht Room, 1516 Ninth Street in Sacramento. Remote participation was available at the University of California, Santa Barbara–Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, Bren Hall, Room 4316,…
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Ocean Protection Council Opposes New Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling on California’s Outer Continental Shelf
On February 7, 2018 Ocean Protection Council Chairman John Laird sent a comprehensive letter to the Secretary of the Department of Interior outlining the Council’s objections to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s 2019–2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The letter can be found here.…
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Resolution of the California Ocean Protection Council on Offshore Oil and Gas Development
Adopted on January 31, 2018 – Resolution opposing oil and gas leasing on the California Outer Continental Shelf
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Ocean Protection Council Meeting — January 31, 2018
On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, the Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting at 1 PM, at the Natural Resource Building Auditorium, 1416 Ninth Street in Sacramento. Additional information and staff recommendations will be available by January 19, 2018. Watch the webcast
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