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Humboldt Co-Chair Hosts Aerial Tour of North Coast MPAs
Humboldt Co-Chair Hosts Aerial Tour of North Coast MPAs Delia Bense Kang, Northcoast Environmental Center MPA Outreach Coordinator and co-chair of the Humboldt Collaborative, recently took to the air on a beautiful day to explore some of the North Coast’s...
Perspectives in Marine Citizen Science’ Accepted for Publication in Mar. 2016 Issue of JMBE
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> My paper titled 'Perspectives in Marine Citizen Science' was accepted for publication this year in a special issue on Citizen Science by the Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education...
Join Us! December 1, 2 and 3: North Central Coast Community Gatherings to Share MPA Baseline Monitoring Results
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> California Ocean Science Trust, together with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and California Ocean Protection Council, invite you to take part in an open, informal exchange as we...
Behind the Berm: compounding the marine plastic debris problem
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> I recently worked with Captain Charles Moore and Algalita Marine Research and Education, overseeing the sorting plastic debris from organic matter in over 80 ocean samples collected from the...
Check out the North Central Coast Monitoring Survey Results!
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Thank you to everyone who completed the North Central Coast Monitoring Survey!We're excited to announce that the newly updated Monitoring Dashboard is now publicly available to visualize and...
CDFW MPA Marine Management News
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) would like to share a handful of marine protected area (MPA) short stories, facts, updates, and important management information with...
The Department of Fish and Wildlife encourages you to explore your local marine reserve
The Channel Islands are home to some of California’s most spectacular marine protected areas. This short video by CDFW Environmental Scientist Amanda Van Diggelen shows why - thick kelp, garibaldis, sheepshead, bat rays, and even a nudibranch make for a fantastic...
Environmental Anthropologist Joins Ocean Science Trust
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> New Associate Scientist at Ocean Science TrustHello there! I'm a new Associate Scientist at the Ocean Science Trust and am writing to introduce myself to the OceanSpaces community. I grew up in...
Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Anacapa Island State Marine Reserve
Off the coast of the densely populated Los Angeles metropolitan area resides one of California’s great wildlife treasures: the Northern Channel Islands. Often considered the “Galapagos of North America” this small archipelago hosts one of the most diverse ecosystems...
Subtidal monitoring along the North Coast, Part III: reflecting on several years of diving
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> For me, the participating in MPA monitoring has been an unforgettable journey up and down the coast of California. From the warm clear waters of Santa Barbara Island to the cold murky waters at...
Happy Sharktober
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> A video of a shark consuming a sea lion off of Alcatraz last weekend has created quite a stir among the swimming and rowing community in the San Francisco Bay. A group of tourists witnessed...
A Robot Returns to check on North Coast MPAs: Point Saint George Offshore SMCA
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> This time last year we conducted remotely operated vehicle (ROV) surveys of several north coast marine protected areas as part of the North Coast MPA Baseline Assessment Program (See 2014 Part...