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October 3, 2025

Dungeness Crab Task Force Meeting #18 – October 15-16, 2025 – In Person

Meeting Goals Receive updates relevant to the Dungeness crab industry and ensure Members have access to information that may inform DCTF deliberations during this meeting….

Categories: Dungeness Crab Task Force, Other Public Meetings, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
California Coast and Ocean News September 2025
September 11, 2025

Dungeness Crab Task Force Meeting #18 – September 23, 2025 – Conference Call

Meeting Agenda Tuesday, September 23 from 11:30am-1:30p Join Zoom Meeting Call-in option: +1 (408) 638-0968 | Meeting ID: 897 6056 7123   Goal of the Executive Committee (EC) Conference Call: To provide updates on topics directly impacting the Dungeness crab fishery […]

Categories: Dungeness Crab Task Force, Other Public Meetings, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
September 2, 2025

New Quillback Rockfish Stock Assessment and Rapid State Response Improves Groundfish Fishing Opportunity

The waters off California’s coast are home to more than 90 species of groundfish—like lingcod, sablefish, and rockfish—that support recreational and commercial fishing across the state. When a groundfish species is declared overfished, like Quillback Rockfish was in 2023, it […]

Categories: Habitats, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Outreach and Education, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
California Coast and Ocean News August 2025
August 14, 2025

Advancing 30×30 in Coastal Waters – Full proposals due by November 7, 2025 

It has come to our attention that some Letters of Intent submitted to OPC’s Advancing 30×30 in Coastal Waters Solicitation were not received due to technical issues. If you submitted a Letter of Intent by the July 18 deadline but did not hear back from […]

Categories: 30x30, Coastal Habitats, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Marine Habitats, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems
August 12, 2025

Ocean Protection Council Meeting – September 30, 2025 – Teleconference and Public Forum

The Ocean Protection Council will hold a hybrid public meeting via teleconference and in a public forum on Tuesday, September 30, 2025. The agenda and meeting materials are available.

Categories: 30x30, Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Kelp, OPC Meetings, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Engagement
July 11, 2025

Dungeness Crab Task Force Executive Committee Meeting – July 24, 2025

California Dungeness Crab Task Force (DCTF) Executive Committee Conference Call Thursday, July 24, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting Call-in option: +1 (669) 900-6833 | Meeting ID: 895 4712 6711 Meeting Agenda Goal of the Executive […]

Categories: Dungeness Crab Task Force, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems