Oct 1, 2018 | Central Coast, North Coast, Outreach and Education, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
“The recreational fishing community remains an underserved audience.” This is among a number of key findings identified in new report by the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation. The report entitled “California MPA Education and Outreach Needs Assessment: Major...
Jul 23, 2018 | Los Angeles, Outreach and Education, South Coast
Just over 30 miles due west of downtown Los Angeles, one of the world’s most popular coastal destinations — Malibu — attracts millions of visitors each year. Famous for expansive beaches, sprawling estates, and majestic mountains, Malibu averages over 280 sunny days a...
Jul 20, 2018 | Orange County, Research and Monitoring
In 2012, environmental systems graduate student Lauren Schiebelhut was collecting DNA from ochre sea stars living along the Northern California coast—part of an effort to study genetic diversity in various marine species that serve as indicators of habitat health. She...
May 22, 2018 | Catalina, Outreach and Education, South Coast
Just twenty miles off the coast of Los Angeles, Santa Catalina Island is home to about 4,000 people and nine marine protected areas (MPAs), including Blue Cavern Onshore State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) and Blue Cavern Offshore SMCA. Protected from strong winds...
Apr 23, 2018 | Central Coast, North Coast, Outreach and Education, South Coast
Collaborative Project(s) Project Descriptions Del Norte Expansion of MPA Watch to the North Coast Development of a MPA Tribal Curriculum Expansion of MPA Watch to the North Coast: Conduct human-use surveys to monitor coastal and marine resource use in sites in Del...
Mar 20, 2018 | Orange County, Research and Monitoring
Miner, C.M., J.L. Burnaford, R.F. Ambrose, L. Antrim, H. Bohlmann, C.A. Blanchette, J.M. Engle, S.C. Fradkin, R. Gaddam, C.D.G. Harley, B.G. Miner, S.N. Murray, J.R. Smith, S.G. Whitaker, P.T. Raimondi. 2018. PLOS ONE 13(3): e0192870
