The Ocean Protection Council (OPC) is pleased to announce the release of the Final 2018 California Ocean Litter Prevention Strategy (Strategy). OPC partnered with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris Program and worked with California stakeholders to develop the 2018 […]
Categories: UncategorizedThe Ocean Protection Council and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife are seeking to add California’s MPA Network to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Green List of Protected Areas. The Green List is a recent IUCN […]
Categories: UncategorizedOn February 7, 2018 Ocean Protection Council Chairman John Laird sent a comprehensive letter to the Secretary of the Department of Interior outlining the Council’s objections to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s 2019–2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil […]
Categories: UncategorizedAdopted on January 31, 2018 – Resolution opposing oil and gas leasing on the California Outer Continental Shelf
Categories: UncategorizedOn February 5, 2018 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM, Ocean Protection Council staff, in coordination with the State Coastal Conservancy and the California Coastal Resilience Network, will have a webinar to provide an overview of public comments received on […]
Categories: UncategorizedWe are pleased to share the “Responsibilities and Working Procedures” of the OPC Science Advisory Team (OPC-SAT). The purpose of this document is to describe the responsibilities and working procedures of the OPC-SAT, how the OPC-SAT participates in its activities, forms […]
Categories: UncategorizedCatalyzed by direction from Governor Brown in 2016, the update to the State of California Sea-Level Rise Guidance (Guidance) reflects advances in sea-level rise science and addresses the needs of state agencies and local governments as they incorporate sea-level rise […]
Categories: UncategorizedOn behalf of the California Ocean Protection Council, the California Natural Resources Agency, and the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification (OA Alliance), OPC’s Climate Policy Advisor, Jenn Phillips, is representing California at the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP23) […]
Categories: UncategorizedCalifornia stands up for ocean protection in new comment letters to the federal government opposing offshore oil and gas drilling and urging the continued protection of the State’s four National Marine Sanctuaries. Letter to the Honorable Ryan Zinke, Secretary, U.S. Department of […]
Categories: UncategorizedThe Readying California Fisheries for Climate Change report and in-brief are now available. The report identifies four climate change scenarios for the California Current Large Marine Ecosystem and seven potential management strategies to adapt to climate change impacts. The report […]
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