Oct 25, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Throughout many of the conversations we hold with coordinators of citizen science programs, the challenge of maintaining an active volunteer base arises. However, within citizen science...
Oct 22, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> It’s no secret that California’s marine protected area (MPA) process was rooted in collaboration among ocean lovers of all walks of life; it was one of the key hallmarks of its success. On the...
Oct 18, 2013 | Policy and Permitting, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) expressed a goal of maintaining and creating ” conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony , and fulfill the...
Oct 18, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> California’s first official Pacific Leatherback Conservation Day on October 15 came at the peak of the season for leatherbacks feeding on jellyfish along the state’s coastline. As...
Oct 18, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We’ve finished the first stage of the California Citizen Science Initiative, which explores opportunities to engage citizen science in the monitoring of marine protected areas. To get started...
Oct 16, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> This post was originally written for the Heal the Bay blog, and is re-posted here as a way to highlight an active citizen science program already engaging with marine protected areas. Please...
