January 15, 2021

Ocean Protection Council Meeting — February 16, 2021 — Teleconference

The Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting via teleconference from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm on February 16, 2021.

Categories: Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Kelp, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, OPC Meetings, Plastic Pollution, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Water Quality

November 10, 2020

What if we get it right? Reflections on WSN 2020

Michael Esgro, OPC Marine Ecosystems Program Manager & Tribal Liaison This past weekend, nearly 900 marine scientists convened online for the 101st Western Society of Naturalists (WSN) annual meeting. Against the backdrop of the U.S. presidential election, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a growing nationwide movement for racial […]

Categories: Climate Change, Equity and Environmental Justice, Habitats, Kelp, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems

October 9, 2020

Dungeness Crab Task Force Meeting #11 – October 21 and 22 – Conference Call

The Dungeness Crab Task Force will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, October 20th and 21st, 2020, by teleconference and online.

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

September 18, 2020

A Fighting Chance for North Coast Bull Kelp

As a lifelong Monterey diver, I’ve been devastated to watch California’s once-lush kelp forests turn into “urchin barrens” seemingly overnight. I’ve also been deeply moved by conversations with my north coast diver brethren (both at public meetings in Sacramento and over beers in Noyo Harbor) about the devastating consequences that this ecological collapse has had on the economy, culture, and spirit of California’s north coast, where kelp declines have been the most severe.

Categories: Habitats, Kelp, Marine Habitats, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems

September 1, 2020

West Coast Entanglement Science Workshop

Join us for the West Coast Entanglement Science Workshop which will inform development of management strategies to reduce whale and sea turtle entanglement risk within US West Coast fixed-gear fisheries. The event is being co-hosted by the California Ocean Protection […]

Categories: Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems

August 28, 2020

Ocean Protection Council Meeting — September 17, 2020 — Teleconference

The Ocean Protection Council held a public meeting via teleconference from 1:00 to 4:00 pm on September 17, 2020.

Categories: Aquaculture, Coastal Habitats, Habitats, Marine Habitats, OPC Meetings, Plastic Pollution, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Water Quality

August 27, 2020

DCTF Executive Committee Meeting – September 9, 2020

September 4, 2020: Cancelled due to lack of quorum DCTF Executive Committee Conference Call September 9, 2020 at 11:00am Listen only/call-in: (669) 900 6833 | Meeting ID: 830 2548 4301 Zoom access link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83025484301 Meeting Agenda Goal of the Executive […]

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

June 26, 2020

DCTF Executive Committee Conference Call – July 6, 2020

DCTF Executive Committee Conference Call July 6, 2020 at 9:00 am Listen only/call-in: (669) 900 6833 | Meeting ID: 810 701 89386 Zoom access link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81070189386 Meeting Agenda Goal of the Executive Committee (EC) Conference Call: To provide updates on […]

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

June 5, 2020

Dungeness Crab Task Force Meeting #10 – Wednesday, June 17, 2020 – Conference Call

The Dungeness Crab Task Force will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, by teleconference and online.

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

April 1, 2020

DCTF Executive Committee Meeting – April 14, 2020

DCTF Executive Committee Conference Call Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 1:00pm Listen only/call-in: (669) 900 6833 | Meeting ID: 232 288 639 Zoom access link: https://zoom.us/j/232288639  Meeting Agenda Goal of the Executive Committee (EC) Conference Call: To provide updates on […]

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