The Ocean Protection Council is seeking bids for contract to develop a communication strategy
Categories: Marine Protected Areas, Strategic Goal 3: BiodiversityOcean Protection Council representatives will meet with co-chairs and members of the San Diego, Orange County, Los Angeles, Catalina Island, and Santa Barbara Channel Marine Protected Area Collaboratives, on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, from 10:00 pm to 5:00 pm, at […]
Categories: Marine Protected AreasThe North Coast Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Baseline Program Request for Proposals is now available on the California Sea Grant website. The North Coast MPA Baseline Program is a collaborative effort among the California Ocean Protection Council, the MPA Monitoring Enterprise, […]
Categories: Marine Protected Areas, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsBackground California’s 2006 Budget Act appropriated $8 million to the California Ocean Protection Council for the implementation of the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) and Marine Life Management Act (MLMA). The Budget Act called for these funds to be expended […]
Categories: Aquaculture, Marine Protected Areas, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsIn 1998, California passed the Marine Life Management Act (MLMA), which calls for an ecosystem approach to achieving sustainable fisheries and identifies the acquisition of essential fishery information (EFI) as a critical component in management decisions. EFI includes, among other […]
Categories: Marine Protected Areas, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems