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Mark your calendars for Snapshot Cal Coast 2021 and help scientists understand climate change on California’s coast
Content from California Academy of Sciences.Snapshot Cal Coast this year will be June 11th-June 30th. We included ...
California State Parks to contribute audio recordings of MPAs to the Sounds of Your Park initiative
Content provided by California State Parks.The California State Parks MPA Outreach and Education team is leading ...
Marine Protected Areas: Why We Need Them So Much?
By Thomas at ActiveScuba.com. So we all love the ocean right. It’s a beautiful place where we all want to spend ...
The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean
Sound travels faster and farther in water than in air. Over evolutionary time, many marine organisms have come to ...
Understanding Underwater Noise in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Within the cacophony of the ocean “soundscape,” there is singing and chattering of marine mammals, the steady ...
Bull Kelp Working Group Launched
In December, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife hosted the first Bull Kelp Working Group (BKWG) ...
California Marine Sanctuary Foundation releases final MPA social media campaign content packet
Content from the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation (CMSF):
We are excited to be sending out the sixth content ...
Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Ten Mile Estuary State Marine Conservation Area
The sand dunes, river, and beach at Ten Mile Beach State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) are an enticing draw for ...