World Ocean Week (June 1-8, 2025) is a time to celebrate, explore, and protect our blue planet—and there’s no better place to do that than along California’s coast. Many of our coastal state parks are gateways to marine protected areas […]
Categories: Event, Marine Protected Areas, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
The May 2025 OPC newsletter is available!
Categories: Coastal Habitats, Dungeness Crab Task Force, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Monthly Newsletter, Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, OPC Meetings, Other Public Meetings, Outreach and Education, Public Comment Opportunity, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Engagement, Water Quality
On May 6, 2025, hundreds of ocean advocates from across the state gathered in Sacramento to mark the 20th annual California Ocean Day—a milestone celebration of two decades of grassroots organizing, legislative engagement, and shared commitment to protecting California’s ocean, […]
Categories: Event, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy
The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) invites you to participate in a survey to help strengthen coast and ocean protection efforts and ensure that programs and funding opportunities are accessible, inclusive, and community-informed. Your feedback will help shape how OPC […]
Categories: Outreach and Education, Public Comment Opportunity, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy
California Dungeness Crab Task Force (DCTF) Executive Committee Conference Call Thursday, May 29, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting Call-in option: +1 (669) 900-6833 | Meeting ID: 851 3471 8152 Meeting Agenda Goal of the Executive […]
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task Force, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
The Ocean Protection Council held a hybrid public meeting via teleconference and in a public forum on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. The agenda, meeting materials, summary, and recording are available.
Categories: 30x30, Climate Change, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Marine Protected Areas, OPC Meetings, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Engagement, Water Quality
California’s coast and ocean face complex challenges—but there’s powerful momentum behind efforts to protect them. Explore two upcoming events that bring people together to learn, connect, and take action. California Ocean Day Led by environmental non-profits and now in its […]
Categories: Event, Kelp, Outreach and Education, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC), in partnership with the Ocean Science Trust (OST) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), is convening a group of social science experts to help guide the next phase of Marine Protected […]
Categories: Equity and Environmental Justice, Marine Protected Areas, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Tribal Engagement
The March / April 2025 OPC newsletter is available!
Categories: Coastal Habitats, Dungeness Crab Task Force, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Monthly Newsletter, Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, OPC Meetings, Other Public Meetings, Outreach and Education, Public Comment Opportunity, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Engagement, Water Quality
California is home to one of the largest networks of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the world, serving as a global model for marine conservation. Covering over 16% of California’s coastal waters, this extensive Network of 124 MPAs provides much-needed […]
Categories: Coastal Habitats, Habitats, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity