August 31, 2021
The Ocean Protection Council will hold a public meeting via teleconference from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Teleconference (watch now)
Categories: Climate Change, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Marine Pollution, Marine Protected Areas, OPC meetings, Plastic Pollution, Sea-Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Water Quality
May 12, 2021
The Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is pleased to share the results of two OPC-funded projects. The first is a report providing guidance for addressing microplastic pollution in California’s waters and assessing the risk of microplastics, and the second is a […]
Categories: Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Water Quality
March 26, 2021
The final Top Ten Recommendations to Address Plastic Pollution in California’s Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, which were amended and endorsed by the Ocean Protection Council its February 16, 2021 meeting, are now available here.
Categories: Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
January 15, 2021
The Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting via teleconference from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm on February 16, 2021.
Categories: Climate Change, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Kelp, Marine Pollution, Marine Protected Areas, OPC meetings, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
September 25, 2020
The Ocean Protection Council, the State Water Resources Control Board staff, and numerous international experts will be participating in a webinar series starting on October 19 to characterize microplastics and human and ecological health effects. This webinar series is hosted […]
Categories: Marine Pollution, Outreach and Education, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
August 28, 2020
The Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting via teleconference from 1:00 to 4:00 pm on September 17, 2020.
Categories: Aquaculture, Marine Pollution, OPC meetings, Plastic Pollution, Sea-Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
June 30, 2020
The Ocean Protection Council and the NOAA Marine Debris Program co-hosted a two-day webinar for the California Ocean Litter Prevention Strategy (Strategy) implementation process on June 24-25, 2020. We are pleased to announce that webinar recordings of the two plenary […]
Categories: Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Water Quality