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Trapping Millions of ‘Zombie’ Urchins Could Restore California’s Once Mighty Kelp Forests
Grant Downie is cruising through Caspar Bay, a small cove 150 miles north of San Francisco on the rugged Mendocino County coast. From the helm of his 18-foot fishing boat, The Rose, Downie steers along the jagged cliffs that surround a pristine beach at the shore.The...
WILDCOAST’s Coastal Leaders Internship for Indigenous Youth in San Diego County – Deadline August 27
CDFW Prepares for MPA Network Review, New Informational Web Page Available
Have you heard the news that California’s network of marine protected areas (MPAs) is approaching its 10-year anniversary? Completed in 2012, the MPA Network will have its first Decadal Management Review in 2022.
Beach Watch Surveyors Needed! Become a Sanctuary Volunteer and Steward of our Coast
NOAA’s Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and Greater Farallones Association needs community scientists to help collect data on the condition of our sanctuary shores in North-Central California. Beach Watch volunteers monitor an assigned beach segment and...
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Informational Sheet of Online MPA Resources
California’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are managed as a statewide network through the MPA Management Program. This program consists of four focal areas and was designed to facilitate the adaptive management of California’s MPA Network as an interconnected system...
Monterey County District Attorney Settles Marine Protected Area Case
Monterey, California- Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced today that her office has reached a settlement totaling $42,747 in a civil law enforcement action filed in Monterey County Superior Court against Sophia Fisheries, Inc., and its...
Exploring Casino Point Dive Park Video – March 2021
Now Available: OPC Science Advisory Team Working Group reports on MPAs
OPC is pleased to announce the release of two new reports developed by working groups of the OPC Science Advisory Team and Ocean Science Trust in close collaboration with OPC and CDFW staff, that will inform ongoing management of California’s marine protected area...
MPA Collaborative Network Quarterly Bulletin Available Now
The MPA Collaborative Network Quarterly Bulletin brings you California MPA news from local MPA Collaboratives, organizations working across the state in MPAs, and the MPA Management Program.
MPA Compliance Initiative Update – Spring 2021
The MPA Collaborative Network’s Compliance Initiative, supported by Ocean Protection Council (OPC) Once-Through Cooling funds, and in partnership with the Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the California District Attorneys Association, and Resources Legacy Fund,...
Your help is needed to assess the effectiveness of regulatory brochures in increasing awareness of California MPAs
Our partners at the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation (CMSF) are inviting you to participate in a research project that is designed to assess the effectiveness of marine protected area (MPA) informational brochures in increasing awareness of MPAs. The...
California Marine Sanctuary Foundation provides un update on the MPA social media campaign and scripted MPA presentations for coastal counties
Content provided by the California Marine Sanctuary FoundationMPA Social Media Campaign The sixth and final content packet for the California Marine Protected Areas Social Media Campaign is now available! Please join us by posting once a week, using the hashtag...