Mar 7, 2015 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> In 2003, a network of MPAs was implemented in the northern Channel Islands, home to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and the Channel Islands National Park. Now part of the South...
Feb 19, 2015 | Policy and Permitting, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We will be holding our upcoming OPC-SAT workshop, you are welcome to attend.Agenda: OPC-SAT workshop on Readying California’s Fisheries for Climate Change When: Wednesday, February 25,...
Feb 13, 2015 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Sea star wasting syndrome (SSWS) is a general description of a set of symptoms that are found in sea stars. Typically, lesions appear in the ectoderm followed by decay of tissue surrounding the...
Feb 5, 2015 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Citizen science and ocean resource management – what’s the opportunity? At Ocean Science Trust we’re excited to see how this conversation will play out at the 2015 Citizen Science...
Dec 12, 2014 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> MPA Collaboratives Build Local Partnerships for Ocean Conservation A few years ago, it seemed inconceivable that fishermen, tribes, agencies, academic institutions and environmental...
Dec 9, 2014 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> The Golden Gate MPA Collaborative has successfully brought together environmental NGOs, agencies, fishermen, scientists, aquaria and vessel captains interested in raising awareness of marine...