Catalina Island

MPA Collaborative
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The Catalina Island Collaborative is focused on raising awareness about the Island’s nine marine protected areas amongst residents and visitors.

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Resources

Collaborative Resources

Catalina Island News

City of Avalon Home Page

CN Blog: Latitude 38 Magazine – Sailing California’s MPAs

CDFW Blog: Catalina Island News

 

Education & Outreach Resources

Catalina Environmental Leadership Program Educational Resources

South Coast Curriculum Resource (.pdf)

Map of Catalina MPAs (.pdf)

South Coast MPA Google Tour

CDFW South Coast MPA Page

Exploring CA’s MPAs: Blue Cavern MPAs

Catalina Island MPAs Poster

Monitoring Resources

Ocean Science Trust: South Coast State of the Region Landing Page – June 2016

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Related Publications

A marine protected area network does not confer community structure resilience to a marine heatwave across coastal ecosystems

A marine protected area network does not confer community structure resilience to a marine heatwave across coastal ecosystems

July 18, 2023
Marine protected areas (MPAs) have gained attention as a conservation tool for enhancing ecosystem resilience to climate change. However, empirical evidence explicitly linking MPAs to enhanced ecological resilience is limited and mixed. To better understand whether MPAs can buffer climate impacts, we tested the resistance and recovery of marine communities to the 2014–2016 Northeast Pacific heatwave in the largest scientifically designed MPA network in the world off the coast of California, United States.
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Help the Kelp: How Innovative Science and an Unprecedented New Investment Will Inform the Future of Kelp Restoration in California

Help the Kelp: How Innovative Science and an Unprecedented New Investment Will Inform the Future of Kelp Restoration in California

July 18, 2023
California’s iconic underwater forests are under threat from climate change. From 2014-2019, more than 95% of the bull kelp off our state’s northern coastline disappeared following a record-breaking marine heat wave and an explosion in kelp-eating purple sea urchin populations. Portions of California’s central and south coasts, such as the Monterey Peninsula, have also experienced severe declines in kelp. These die-offs have had serious impacts on coastal communities – closing fisheries, shuttering dive shops, and affecting tribal members, divers, and fishermen across the state.
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Projects

MPA Compliance Initiative Impact Report 2019-2022

MPA Compliance Initiative Impact Report 2019-2022

The MPA Collaborative Network turns community input into action! The MPA Collaborative Network’s Compliance Initiative, supported by Ocean Protection Council (OPC) Once-Through Cooling Mitigation funds, and in partnership with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the ...
Lessons Learned: MPA Compliance Campaign for Catalina Island 2022

Lessons Learned: MPA Compliance Campaign for Catalina Island 2022

An MPA Compliance Small Grant project of the Catalina MPA Collaborative resulted in a report on lessons learned in the process of the MPA Compliance Campaign for Catalina Island. This report shares the lessons learned throughout the project to assist other collaboratives, members, and partners ...
Catalina Island MPA Compliance Forum Report

Catalina Island MPA Compliance Forum Report

The MPA Collaborative Network held Community Compliance Forums for each coastal county as part of a multi-year Compliance Initiative funded by the Ocean Protection Council. The Forums provided space for local stakeholders to voice their MPA, ocean, and coastal compliance concerns and ...
A Guide to Catalina Island’s MPAs

A Guide to Catalina Island’s MPAs

An MPA Compliance Small Grant project of the Catalina MPA Collaborative, in partnership with the Los Angeles MPA Collaborative, resulted in a modified version of the Catalina MPA Speakers Training presentation that was transformed into a printed Catalina MPA Speakers Guide for camp ...
Catalina Island MPA Poster

Catalina Island MPA Poster

Poster created for display at Catalina Island's businesses, non-profit organizations, and public agencies to help educate residents and visitors about the region's MPAs. The Catalina Collaborative updated and reprinted previously created Catalina MPA brochures and adapted artwork into new ...
Catalina Island’s MPAs Brochure

Catalina Island’s MPAs Brochure

The Catalina MPA Brochure provides an overview of the MPAs surrounding Catalina Island. It features images of MPA boundaries as they would be seen on the water. An MPA Compliance Small Grant project of the Catalina MPA Collaborative resulted in a revised Catalina MPA brochure with images of ...

Catalina MPA Signage

Collaborative members created a unique regulatory signage template based on other South Coast signage that is both informative and aesthetically pleasing.

MPA Training for Catalina Educators

The Catalina Collaborative, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Collaborative, held a special day of training for environmental educators that work for outdoor camps and other educational institutions who work on and off the Island. The one-day Catalina MPA Symposium at the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center in Two Harbors provided educators with an opportunity to test out a new MPA Speakers Series and discuss ways to integrate MPA education into their daily operations. 

Catalina Island MPA Collaborative Leadership Team

Lauren Czarnecki-Oudin

Catalina MPA Collaborative Co-Chair

Laboratory Manager, USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies

lauren.czarnecki@usc.edu

Cressita Bowman

Catalina MPA Collaborative Co-Chair

Education Programs Manager, Catalina Island Conservancy

cbowman@catalinaconservancy.org

Burt Miller

Catalina MPA Collaborative Co-Chair

Program Director, Emerald Bay Outdoor Academy

Burton.Miller@scouting.org

Catalina Island MPA Collaborative Members

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This list is not meant to imply that each affiliated organization is participating in the collaborative at a formal level nor that each collaborative member is representing the official view of their affiliation. All voices and perspectives are welcome and are considered unique to the person sharing them.

Avalon Harbor Master
Boy Scouts of America at Cherry Valley and Emerald Bay
Catalina Environmental Leadership Program
Catalina Island Conservancy
Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce
Catalina Island Marine Institute
Department of Defense

Descanso Beach Ocean Sports
LA County Lifeguards
LA County Sheriff
Marine Animal Rescue
Mountain and Sea Adventures
Pennington Marine Science Center
USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies
USC Sea Grant

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