As part of implementing the California Sustainable Seafood Initiative (AB 1217 (Monning), which requires California to design and implement a voluntary sustainable seafood program, the OPC tasked the California Ocean Science Trust (OST) to conduct rapid assessments of 11 nominated […]
Categories: Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsThe 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 EcosystemsMeeting Agenda Monday, March 12, 2012 at 8:30 AM Ukiah Valley Conference Center Cabernet II Room 200 S School Street; Ukiah, CA 95482 Monday, March 12, 2012 1. Welcome, introductions, agenda review 2. Discussion of DCTF process and […]
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task ForceMeeting Agenda Monday, April 2, 2012 at 8:30 AM Ukiah Valley Conference Center, Cabernet II Room 200 S School Street; Ukiah, CA 95482 Monday, April 2, 2012 1. Welcome, introductions, agenda review 2. Discussion of proposed draft […]
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task ForceIn 2006, the commercial fishing industry in San Luis Obispo County had been hard hit economically as a result of dramatic changes in government regulations and market forces. Increased competition from abroad and new regulations at home, including no-trawl fishing […]
Categories: Aquaculture, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsIn 2006, OPC awarded a grant to the San Diego Watermen’s Association (SDWA) to assist the sea urchin fishery in San Diego in its efforts to build long-term sustainability. The SDWA effort focused on three activities which were considered critical […]
Categories: Aquaculture, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsCollaborative Fisheries Research Collaborative fisheries research (CFR) involves creating partnerships among fisheries stakeholders (commercial and recreational fishermen, university scientists and fisheries scientists, coastal managers, NGOs, funders, and tribes) to encourage collaboration on fisheries research design, including defining goals and research […]
Categories: Aquaculture, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsPublic Resources Code (PRC) Section 30411(e) required the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) to prepare programmatic environmental impact reports (PEIRs) for both coastal and inland commercial aquaculture projects. DFG contracted for the preparation of the draft environmental documents in […]
Categories: Aquaculture, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems