April 17, 2026

Monthly Newsletter – California Coast and Ocean News – April 2026

The April 2026 OPC newsletter is available!

Categories: 30x30, Aquaculture, Career Opportunities, Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Grant Projects, Habitats, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Monthly Newsletter, Offshore Wind, OPC Meetings, Other Public Meetings, Outreach and Education, Plastic Pollution, Public Comment Opportunity, 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

April 13, 2026

Draft Statewide Marine Aquaculture Action Plan – Public Comment Period Through May 13, 2026

The Ocean Protection Council has convened an Aquaculture Leadership Team, made up of representatives from the California Coastal Commission, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fish and Game Commission, State Lands Commission, the Coastal Conservancy, the California Department of Public Health, […]

Categories: Aquaculture, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy

April 7, 2026

Ocean Protection Council Meeting – June 16, 2026 – Teleconference and Public Forum

The Ocean Protection Council will hold a hybrid public meeting via teleconference and in a public forum on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. The agenda and meeting materials will be available by June 5.

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

March 30, 2026

OPC Announces New Science Advisory Team Members to Strengthen Ocean Stewardship

The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) last week announced new members appointed to its Science Advisory Team, in partnership with California Ocean Science Trust (OST), to inform public decision-making and serve as a key resource to guide California’s coastal and […]

Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate Change, Strategic Goal 2: Equity, Strategic Goal 3: Biodiversity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy

March 27, 2026

Monthly Newsletter – California Coast and Ocean News – March 2026

The March 2026 OPC newsletter is available!

Categories: 30x30, Career Opportunities, Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Grant Projects, Habitats, Harmful Algal Blooms, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Monthly Newsletter, Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, Offshore Wind, OPC Meetings, Other Public Meetings, Outreach and Education, Public Comment Opportunity, 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

March 26, 2026

Updates from the March 23, 2026 Council Meeting

At the March 23, 2026, Ocean Protection Council (OPC) meeting, the Council unanimously approved more than $12.5 million in investments to advance sea level rise adaptation planning and tribal cultural resilience, make meaningful progress to conserve 30% of California’s coastal […]

Categories: 30x30, Aquaculture, Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Equity and Environmental Justice, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Harmful Algal Blooms, Kelp, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, Offshore Wind, OPC Meetings, Plastic Pollution, 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

March 24, 2026

With a Landmark Report and Historic Investments, California Doubles Down on Ocean Health  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 24, 2026 CONTACT:Stacy Hayden, Communications ManagerCalifornia Ocean Protection Councilstacy.hayden@resources.ca.gov As federal rollbacks threaten ocean protections, California is strengthening its commitment to a healthy coast and ocean for all   SACRAMENTO — At a time when federal actions are […]

Categories: 30x30, Aquaculture, Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Emerging Contaminents, Equity and Environmental Justice, Habitats, Harmful Algal Blooms, Kelp, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, Offshore Wind, Plastic Pollution, 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

February 25, 2026

Monthly Newsletter – California Coast and Ocean News – February 2026

The February 2026 OPC newsletter is available!

Categories: 30x30, Career Opportunities, Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Grant Projects, Habitats, Harmful Algal Blooms, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Monthly Newsletter, Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia, Offshore Wind, OPC Meetings, Other Public Meetings, Outreach and Education, Public Comment Opportunity, 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

February 4, 2026

Draft Blueprint for Building a West Coast Science Collaborative Now Available – Public Comment Period Through April 1, 2026

California is committed to carbon neutrality by 2045 as part of its broader efforts to address climate change. Meeting this ambitious clean energy goal requires a portfolio approach that includes offshore wind energy, with planning goals of 5 gigawatts by 2030 and 25 gigawatts […]

Categories: Offshore Wind, Other Public Meetings, Public Comment Opportunity, Strategic Goal 4: Sustainable Blue Economy

January 29, 2026

Monthly Newsletter – California Coast and Ocean News – January 2026

The January 2026 OPC newsletter is available!

Categories: 30x30, Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Grant Projects, Habitats, Kelp, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Monthly Newsletter, OPC Meetings, Outreach and Education, 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