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California Coast and Ocean News September 2025
California Coast and Ocean News August 2025
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 2, 2025

Sea Level Rise Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Program Opens! 

OPC is pleased to announce the release of the Sea Level Rise (SLR) Tribal Cultural Resources Funding Program, a new funding opportunity under the SB 1 SLR Adaptation Planning Grant Program. This program is specifically designed to support California Native […]

Categories: Funding Opportunities and Updates, Other Public Meetings, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Tribal Engagement
California Coast and Ocean News June 2025
June 13, 2025

Updates from the June 10, 2025 Council Meeting

The meeting marked a major milestone in California’s effort to conserve 30 percent of coastal waters by 2030 (30×30), while advancing key goals across OPC’s Strategic Plan. Council actions supported stronger protections for marine biodiversity, deeper tribal partnership in sea level rise adaptation, enhanced enforcement of marine protected areas (MPAs), and increased community resilience in the face of climate change.

Categories: Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Equity and Environmental Justice, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, OPC Meetings, Report Release, Sea Level Rise, Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems, Tribal Engagement, Water Quality
California Coast and Ocean News May 2025
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