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Signs of success for marine-protected areas off PV, Catalina
Just off the Palos Verdes Peninsula between Rocky Point and Point Fermin, clusters of thriving red-brown giant kelp darken otherwise clear blue coastal waters that have been at the center of a battle between conservationists and fishers for years.
Happening Now! 4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress
The 4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress, IMPAC4, is being held in La Serena-Coquimbo, Chile, September 4th to 8th of 2017. The global community of marine protected areas practitioners, scientists and friends join this congress from all over the world....
Call for West Coast Fisheries Scientist Nominations: Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> The Ocean Protection Council (OPC) welcomes nominations for a vacant seat on the OPC Science Advisory Team (OPC-SAT). OPC-SAT membership reflects the diversity of expertise needed to provide...
Now available: “The Science of Climate Adaptation in California” OPC-SAT Workshop Proceedings, May 23, 2017
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We are pleased to share with you the proceedings from the Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team May 23 workshop "The Science of Climate Adaptation in California." Download the full...
Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Elkhorn Slough
California estuaries, with their tidal flats, coastal marsh, eelgrass and brackish water are special places where fresh water flows to meet the salty Pacific Ocean. Elkhorn Slough is a large, iconic estuary near Moss Landing in Monterey County, known for its high...
Sharing results from Marine Protected Area monitoring on the North Coast
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Humboldt State University's Marine and Coastal Science Institute hosted a day-long symposium in May to share key findings from baseline monitoring of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the North...
Bioblitz Events Happening Across the State
Photo Credit: Cristiane Livsey **The following information was taken directly from the California Academy of Sciences Snapshot Cal Coast 2017 Events page which should considered the most up-to-date and accurate. Please use this post as a...
Ocean Protection Council Announces Small Grants Program
UPDATE (8/7/2015): On 7/21 and 7/25, two identical "RFP Informational Overview" webinars were presented for those seeking to learn more about the Small Grants Program. Please feel free to review the webinar (.pdf) and/or notes (.docx) Looking for the Small Grants...
Exploring Ecological Risk Assessments to Support Fisheries Management in California
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Over the past 18-months, Ocean Science Trust (OST) has assisted the state in exploring a number of topic areas and research questions for consideration as part of the Marine Life Management Act...
Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Point Arena State Marine Reserve and Point Arena State Marine Conservation Area
Occasionally warm and sunny, but more often cool and shrouded in a layer of fog, the Point Arena headland is a uniquely beautiful and ecologically important site on California’s northern coast. Located five miles north of its namesake town and 150 miles north of San...
Can Citizen Science Save Us? | Mary Ellen Hannibal | TEDxStanford
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Mary Ellen Hannibal is author of the book 'Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction' [https://tinyurl.com/yd6mvqxt] and she gave an excellent talk at the Long...
Thank you, South Coast Ocean Community!
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> As the upcoming Fish and Game Commission meeting on April 27, 2017 marks the close of the initial phase of South Coast MPA monitoring, we would like to extend a most sincere thank you to the...