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) […]
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task Force, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsYOU 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) […]
Categories: Kelp, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsDCTF 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 […]
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task Force, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lisa Lien-Mager, California Natural Resources Agency (916) 407-6279 SACRAMENTO – In a step toward more sustainable fishing, a new California program helped 38 commercial fishermen retire large-mesh drift gillnets and adopt gear that better protects sea […]
Categories: Funding Opportunities and Updates, Press Releases, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsThe Dungeness Crab Task Force will hold a public meeting October 25th and 26th, 2022, online.
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task Force, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsThe October 6 Ocean Protection Council (OPC) meeting was an exciting and moving gathering. State and federal agencies, tribes, non-profit and business partners, and members of the public joined together with joyful tears and cheers in support of landmark decision-making […]
Categories: Funding Opportunities and Updates, Kelp, OPC meetings, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: BiodiversityBy Michael Esgro, Senior Biodiversity Program Manager & Tribal Liaison Yesterday, hundreds of environmental champions (including OPC leadership and staff!) met at California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) Headquarters in Sacramento for the official kickoff of the 30×30 Partnership. This new […]
Categories: 30x30, Equity and Environmental Justice, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal EngagementBy Stacy Hayden, Communications Manager It was a calm Friday at 6:30 a.m. when we left the dock on the vessel New Horizon from Old Fisherman’s Wharf in Monterey. At the helm was charter boat Captain John Klusmire leading a […]
Categories: Marine Protected Areas, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsThe Dungeness Crab Task Force Executive Committee will hold a Conference Call on August 25th, 2022, at 2:00 PM. Read the agenda…
Categories: Dungeness Crab Task Force, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine EcosystemsBy Mark Gold, D.Env. In 1962, Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking Silent Spring exposed the devastating environmental harm caused by synthetic pesticides including DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane). In the book, she wrote, ”How could intelligent beings seek to control a few unwanted species by a method […]
Categories: Marine Pollution, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Water Quality