Join the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) and 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 Read more…
Categories: Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: BiodiversityWaters in San Francisco Bay have turned reddish-brown this summer due to a multi-week harmful algal bloom (HAB) identified as Heterosigma akashiwo, an invasive species of marine algae responsible for some of the ‘red tides’ that are toxic to fish Read more…
Categories: Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Water QualityBy Mark Gold, D.Env. In 1962, Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking Silent Spring exposed the devastating environmental harm caused by synthetic pesticides including DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane). In the book, she wrote, ”How could intelligent beings seek to control a few unwanted species by a method Read more…
Categories: Marine Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Water QualityBy Mark Gold, D.Env. By now, everyone in the nation, if not globally has heard about California’s groundbreaking new circular economy and plastic pollution reduction law: SB 54. Senator Ben Allen, an OPC council member, authored the bill and received Read more…
Categories: Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: BiodiversityBuilding on California’s global leadership on biodiversity and climate, and following the partnership established with New Zealand last month, Governor Gavin Newsom and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau announced a new partnership on June 9 to advance bold action Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Climate Change, Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: BiodiversityRegistration is open for the California Ocean Litter Strategy Implementation Workshop! This virtual workshop will take place Tuesday, June 21st from 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM and Wednesday, June 22nd from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Pacific Time). Join federal Read more…
Categories: Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Water QualityCalifornia has the largest network of freeways in the country and its cities are known for heavy traffic. Vehicle and traffic emissions not only impact air quality – but can degrade water quality. When it rains, stormwater carries particles from Read more…
Categories: Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Water QualityToday, after a week of debate, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) in Nairobi unanimously approved a resolution to end plastic pollution, setting the stage to create a legally binding treaty by 2024 to prevent and reduce global plastic pollution. Read more…
Categories: Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: BiodiversitySACRAMENTO, CA – In response to increasing concern about pervasive and persistent pollution caused by microplastics, the California Ocean Protection Council yesterday approved the first comprehensive microplastics strategy in the nation. This leading-edge Statewide Microplastics Strategy identifies early actions and research Read more…
Categories: Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: BiodiversityIn response to increasing concern about pervasive and persistent pollution caused by microplastics, California has prepared a first-of-its-kind Statewide Microplastics Strategy that recommends early actions and research priorities to reduce microplastic pollution in California’s marine environment. The Strategy follows the Read more…
Categories: Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity