Jan 29, 2021 | Outreach and Education, Uncategorized
Content from the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation: We are excited to be sending out the fifth content packet for the California Marine Protected Areas Social Media Campaign! The days have been flying and somehow we are officially 8 months into the campaign. The...
Jan 22, 2021 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
Are marine protected areas working?In order to understand whether marine protected areas (MPAs) are doing their job protecting our oceans, we have to monitor them. Just as a doctor may measure your heartbeat or blood pressure, researchers measure ocean chemistry,...
Jan 19, 2021 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
Just beyond California’s kelp forests, patches of rock and sandy seafloor stretch from about 100 feet to over 300 feet deep at the edge of the continental shelf in what scientists call the mid-depth rocky reef ecosystem. This zone comprises around 75% of the state’s...
Oct 8, 2020 | Policy and Permitting, Uncategorized
On October 7, 2020 Governor Newsom signed an Executive Order to combat the biodiversity and climate change crises in California using nature-based solutions. Notably, the Executive Order will establish a state goal to conserve at least 30% of California’s land and...
Oct 8, 2020 | Policy and Permitting, Uncategorized
An OCTO Skimmer interview with Steven Yaffee and Kaitilin Gaffney.
Apr 30, 2020 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
Some of California’s most important forests don’t have trees. Up and down the West Coast, kelp—a large, plant-like brown algae—supports marine life and local economies.“It’s really quite an iconic ecosystem,” says Mark Carr, a kelp forest ecologist from UC Santa Cruz....
