February 2, 2023

Updates from the January 24, 2023 Council Meeting

The January 24 Ocean Protection Council (OPC) meeting finalized significant efforts from 2022 and set the framework for continued progress toward protecting California’s coast and ocean in 2023. OPC staff presented the Annual Coast and Ocean Report highlighting both preliminary […]

Categories: Funding Opportunities and Updates, Grant Projects, OPC Meetings, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy

January 26, 2023

Ocean Protection Council Meeting – January 24, 2023 – Teleconference and Public Forum

The Ocean Protection Council held a hybrid public meeting via teleconference and in a public forum at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. The meeting summary and webcast recording are now available.

Categories: Funding Opportunities and Updates, OPC Meetings, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity

January 1, 2023

Ocean Protection Council Meeting – January 24, 2023 – Teleconference and Public Forum

The Ocean Protection Council held a hybrid public meeting via teleconference and in a public forum at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. The meeting summary and webcast recording are now available.

Categories: Funding Opportunities and Updates, OPC Meetings, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity

December 16, 2022

California at COP 15: Reflections on the UN Biodiversity Conference

By Michael Esgro, Senior Biodiversity Program Manager & Tribal Liaison UPDATE: On December 19, 2022, more than 190 countries agreed on a landmark new deal to protect nature and halt biodiversity loss worldwide. The new Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework calls for conservation action at […]

Categories: 30x30, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity

November 15, 2022

30×30 Virtual Roundtable Discussion

Conserving 30% of California’s Coastal Waters by 2030 Please join us for a roundtable discussion on how the state will meet its goal to conserve 30% of coastal waters by 2030, conserve coastal and marine biodiversity, and enhance climate resilience.

Categories: 30x30, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity

September 29, 2022

OPC Joins the 30×30 Partnership: A Collaboration for People and Nature

By 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 Engagement

August 18, 2022

OPC Releases the Final State Agency Sea-Level Rise Action Plan for California

Following the February 2022 draft release of the State Agency Sea-Level Rise Action Plan for California (SLR Action Plan), public comment was reviewed and incorporated. OPC is now releasing the final 2022 SLR Action Plan (PDF). The SLR Action Plan […]

Categories: Equity and Environmental Justice, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Tribal Engagement

July 19, 2022

2022 MPA and Climate Solicitation Updates

We are pleased to announce a new solicitation for grant proposals for projects benefitting California’s ocean and coast, made possible with funding from Proposition 68, Chapter 9. This is the first competitive call for Chapter 9 funds. The priority issue area […]

Categories: Funding Opportunities and Updates, Grant Projects, Marine Protected Areas, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity

June 30, 2022

A Great Day for OA (Ocean Acidification)

By Mark Gold, D.Env. Wednesday morning at the UN Ocean Conference started with a session entitled, “Interactive Dialogue: Minimizing and Addressing Ocean Acidification, Deoxygenation and Ocean Warming”. Not exactly a title that inspires confidence that major action was on the agenda (I […]

Categories: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity

June 27, 2022

UN Ocean Conference Kickoff

By Mark Gold, D.Env. Sunday night, the Oceano Azul Foundation hosted the 2022 United Nations (UN) Ocean Conference kickoff at the Lisbon Oceanarium. The president of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, delivered a powerful speech making it clear that war […]

Categories: 30x30, Climate Change, Marine Protected Areas, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity