Jun 13, 2022 | Enforcement and Compliance, Mendocino, Outreach and Education, Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
FORT BRAGG, 5/29/22 — Attendees of the Blue Economy Symposium and Learning Festival May 19-22 in Fort Bragg heard mixed news regarding the health, economic and otherwise, of our local stretch of the Pacific. First the bad news: the byzantine, multi-agency permitting...
Jun 7, 2022 | Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Policy and Permitting, Statewide
At the February 16, 2022 meeting, the Fish and Game Commission adopted amendments to the commercial kelp and other marine algae harvest regulations, Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CCR), Sections 165 and 165.5, and Appendix A, and addition of Section 705.1....
May 26, 2022 | Enforcement and Compliance, Outreach and Education, Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring, Statewide
The MPA Collaborative Network Quarterly Bulletin brings you California MPA news from local MPA Collaboratives, organizations working across the state in MPAs, and the MPA Management Program.
May 11, 2022 | Catalina, Central Coast, Del Norte, Enforcement and Compliance, Golden Gate, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Monterey, North Coast, Orange County, Outreach and Education, Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara Channel, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, South Coast, Statewide, Tribal
This is the MPA Collaborative Network’s Key Partner Report submitted to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) as part of the first statewide MPA Decadal Management Review of California’s globally recognized network of marine protected areas. The MPA...
Mar 30, 2022 | Enforcement and Compliance, Outreach and Education, Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring, Statewide
What did 2021 look like for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW’s) Marine Region? It was not the year many of us hoped for, with continued challenges to research, data collection, and management activities as the COVID-19 pandemic raged on. Two...
Mar 30, 2022 | Catalina, Central Coast, Del Norte, Enforcement and Compliance, Golden Gate, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Mendocino, Monterey, North Coast, Orange County, Outreach and Education, Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara Channel, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, South Coast, Statewide, Tribal
Proving that many heads are better than one, The Marine Protected Area Statewide Leadership Team (Leadership Team) released its 2021-2025 Work Plan and it is a must read for anyone interested in California’s network of marine protected areas.