Jun 24, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Beyond the traditional institutions of science lies a vast array of motivated, talented individuals engaging in the world around them through citizen science, and there may be even more waiting...
Jun 7, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> If you’ve ever been fishing off the coast of California, you’ve likely captured a rockfish, and perhaps even captured a rockfish that you had to throw back. If this is familiar to you, the...
Jun 5, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> While both are deeply invested in the future of the state’s coastal waters, fishermen and ocean scientists haven’t always agreed on the need for or proper location of marine...
Jun 4, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Wednesday, November 7 was a nearly perfect day for diving. The swell was small, winds were calm and there was no offshore current. My buddy and assistant Anneliese Kupfrian and I took advantage...
Jun 3, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Tracking the health of our oceans is a large, complicated job – but by working together, we can meet the challenge. California is investing in baseline monitoring of the statewide network of...
Jun 3, 2013 | Policy and Permitting, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Let the learning begin. The planning of California’s open coast statewide marine protected area (MPA) network is now complete-the Fish and Game Commission approved plans for the final...
