Lessons Learned: Subsistence Angling Community and MPA Event 2022

October, 2022

An MPA Compliance Small Grant project of the Santa Barbara Channel MPA Collaborative resulted in a report on lessons learned in hosting an event to engage the subsistence angling community at Goleta Beach to improve awareness and compliance with local fishing and MPA regulations. This report shares the lessons learned throughout the project to assist other collaboratives, members, and partners in implementing similar efforts. While originally drafted in October 2022, the report may receive updates throughout 2023 as the project continues to unfold.

This project is part of the MPA Collaborative Networks’ multi-year MPA Compliance Initiative and was entirely driven by local input through the Community Compliance Forums held in 2020 and subsequent collaborative meetings. It was made possible by a grant made through the Once-Through Cooling program of Resources Legacy Fund, on behalf of the Once-Through Cooling Interim Mitigation Program of the Ocean Protection Council.