Golden Gate

MPA Collaborative
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The Golden Gate MPA Collaborative has successfully brought together environmental NGOs, agencies, fishermen, scientists, aquaria and vessel captains interested in raising awareness of marine protected areas in Marin and San Francisco counties, including the Farallon Islands.

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Resources

CDFW North Central California MPA Guide

Oceanspaces North Central Coast MPA Monitoring Page

North Central Coast Regional Snapshot: Summaries of Baseline Monitoring Projects (.pdf)

Aquarium of the Bay Video: California’s Marine Protected Areas

Marin MPA Watch Program

Gulf of the Farallones Beach Watch Program

North Central Coast Google Marine Protected Area Tour

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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 ...
Golden Gate MPA Compliance Forum Report

Golden Gate 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 ...
Online Marine Protected Area Training

Online Marine Protected Area Training

The online training provides an overview of the California Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network created for existing docent and educational programs to complement their current training. The training is intended to increase our coastal educator’s knowledge about MPAs in the state. These free ...
Golden Gate MPAs Brochure

Golden Gate MPAs Brochure

A Community-Based Guide to Marine Protected Areas outside the Golden Gate for Recreational Fishermen, Kayakers, Beach-goers, Boaters and Ocean Stewards. Created with input from the fishing and boating community, the Collaborative developed this waterproof brochure for San Francisco and Bay ...

MPA Ambassador Program:

Collaborative members engaged boat captains and docents in an ambassador program targeting visitors to Point Reyes and the Farallon Islands. Working with these ambassadors, the collaborative has developed a map-based brochure that will be used as an outreach tool, with the goal of increasing awareness and compliance of local marine protected areas.

Golden Gate MPA Collaborative Leadership Team

David McGuire

Golden Gate Collaborative Co-Chair

Executive Director, Shark Stewards

sharkfilms@gmail.com

 

Abby Nickels

Golden Gate Collaborative Co-Chair

Director of Outreach and Community Engagement, Marine Applied Research and Exploration

abby@maregroup.org

Leslie Adler-Ivanbrook

Golden Gate Collaborative Co-Chair

Program Director, Environmental Action Committee of West Marin

leslie@eacmarin.org

Golden Gate 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.

Aquarium of the Bay
California Academy of Sciences
California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
California Coastal Commission
Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Association
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Golden Gate Audubon Society
Marin County Parks
Marin County Sheriffs
Marine Marine Mammal Center
National Park Service
Natural Resources Defense Council

Office of Assemblyman Marc Levine
Point Blue
Point Reyes National Seashore Association
Pillar Point Harbor
Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
San Francisco Department of the Environment
Shark Stewards
Sierra Club SF Bay Chapter
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Watershed Alliance of Marin
West Marin Environmental Action Committee

Fiscal Sponsor

Earth Island Institute

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