Apr 3, 2019 | Outreach and Education, San Diego, South Coast
Created in 2012, the San Diego County Marine Protected Area (MPA) Collaborative has supported local MPAs with talent and dedication. Members have led efforts to install local interpretive and regulatory MPA signs as well as distributing recreational brochures and...
Feb 26, 2019 | Catalina, Outreach and Education, South Coast
California offers some of the best snorkeling and scuba diving in the world, thanks to its magnificent kelp forests. An underwater counterpart to the incomparable redwood forests on land, divers glide through kelp stipes and blades just as birds soar through forest...
Jan 29, 2019 | Outreach and Education, Santa Barbara Channel, South Coast
Are you looking for an island getaway? Somewhere off the beaten path with unparalleled views, and few people with whom to share the island? While more than 17 million people live less than 100 miles away in bustling metropolis of Los Angeles, the largest of Southern...
Nov 21, 2018 | Orange County, Research and Monitoring
It’s a sea mystery that has stumped scientists along the West Coast for years.But a group of Cal State Fullerton students and marine biologists are on the hunt for answers about a mysterious epidemic that wiped out millions of sea stars in recent years.
Nov 1, 2018 | Central Coast, North Coast, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
Written by Jen Chiu, CCFRP Statewide Coordinator and Lead Field Scientist for Moss Landing Marine Lab with some modifications by Leandra Lopez, MPA Collabortive Network Staff “I am thoroughly impressed with the high standard of science supported and adhered to...
Oct 18, 2018 | Enforcement and Compliance, Outreach and Education, South Coast
A typical day at the Bali Hai Restaurant includes tables filled with excited tourists chowing down on Polynesian cuisine against the backdrop of a San Diego skyline. On Saturday October 13th, Bali Hai located on Shelter Island in San Diego was home to a scene of...