July 10, 2023
California’s iconic underwater forests are under threat from climate change. From 2014-2019, more than 95% of the bull kelp off our state’s northern coastline disappeared following a record-breaking marine heat wave and an explosion in kelp-eating purple sea urchin populations. Read more…
Categories: Funding Opportunities and Updates, Kelp, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
June 29, 2023
California Dungeness Crab Task Force (DCTF) Executive Committee Conference Call July 13, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting Call-in option: (669) 444-9171 | Meeting ID: 865 1422 8186 Meeting Agenda Goal of the Executive Committee (EC) Read more…
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task Force, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
June 14, 2023
OPC, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission), and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) are seeking your feedback on a draft prioritized list of the 28 adaptive management recommendations included in the Decadal Management Review (Review) of Read more…
Categories: Marine Protected Areas, Public Comment Opportunity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
June 8, 2023
June 8th is Annual World Ocean Day, a global celebration of our blue planet and an opportunity to rally the world for ocean-climate action. Activists, policymakers, youth leaders, and other diverse organizations and businesses are uniting across the planet today, Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Marine Protected Areas, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
May 24, 2023
Last week, the California Natural Resources Agency released its Pathways to 30×30 annual progress report. The findings in this report demonstrate tangible, meaningful progress toward our state’s 30×30 goal – just one year after the release of Pathways to 30×30, Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
May 19, 2023
YOU can help protect California’s kelp forests! We’ve partnered with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in the early planning stages of developing a statewide, ecosystem-based, adaptive Kelp Restoration and Management Plan (KRMP) for giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) Read more…
Categories: Kelp, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
May 15, 2023
Join us and the 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 policy related to plastic Read more…
Categories: Marine Pollution, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
May 12, 2023
DCTF Executive Committee Conference Call May 25, 1:00pm-3:00pm Join Zoom Meeting Call-in option: (669) 900-6833 | Meeting ID: 880 8372 6175 Meeting Agenda Goal of the Executive Committee (EC) Conference Call: To provide updates on topics directly impacting the Dungeness Read more…
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task Force, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
April 27, 2023
Watch the recording of the most recent 30×30 webinar: Strengthening Biodiversity Protections in California’s National Marine Sanctuaries California’s federally-managed National Marine Sanctuaries protect our state’s diverse wildlife, habitats, and cultural resources. State and federal conservation goals offer a unique opportunity to Read more…
Categories: 30x30, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity
April 25, 2023
The April 24 Ocean Protection Council (OPC) meeting moved several efforts forward into next steps and introduced new efforts toward protecting California’s coast and ocean in 2023. Action items on the agenda supporting OPC’s Strategic Plan goals were all passed Read more…
Categories: Aquaculture, Equity and Environmental Justice, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Grant Projects, Marine Pollution, Marine Protected Areas, OPC meetings, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Water Quality
