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Monthly Newsletter – California Coast and Ocean News – September
The September 2025 OPC newsletter is available!
Categories: 30×30, Climate Change, Coastal Habitats, Equity and Environmental Justice, Event, Funding Opportunities and Updates, Habitats, Leadership and Staff Updates, Marine Habitats, Marine Protected Areas, Monthly Newsletter, OPC 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 -
Tracking Impacts of Federal Actions on California’s Coast and Ocean
OPC seeks information to understand how federal actions are impacting efforts to understand, conserve, and protect California’s coast and ocean. This survey will be used to understand impacts to federally-funded coast and ocean programs in California, and to identify time sensitive […]
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Dungeness Crab Task Force Meeting #18 – September 23, 2025 – Conference Call
Meeting Agenda Tuesday, September 23 from 11:30am-1:30p Join Zoom Meeting Call-in option: +1 (408) 638-0968 | Meeting ID: 897 6056 7123 Goal of the Executive Committee (EC) Conference Call: To provide updates on topics directly impacting the Dungeness crab fishery […]
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Celebrate California Biodiversity Day 2025
California Biodiversity Week runs from September 6–14, 2025, with Biodiversity Day on Sunday, September 7. It is a chance to celebrate the extraordinary variety of life across the state and reflect on our collective responsibility to protect it. A Week […]
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New Quillback Rockfish Stock Assessment and Rapid State Response Improves Groundfish Fishing Opportunity
The waters off California’s coast are home to more than 90 species of groundfish—like lingcod, sablefish, and rockfish—that support recreational and commercial fishing across the state. When a groundfish species is declared overfished, like Quillback Rockfish was in 2023, it […]
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Achieving 30×30 in California’s Coastal Waters: The Work Ahead – Public Webinar Recoding Available
OPC hosted a public webinar on 30×30 in California’s coastal waters on September 4. The session provided an overview of OPC’s Roadmap to Achieving 30×30 in California’s Coastal Waters and outlined next steps for areas that have yet to be evaluated for […]