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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 ...
Happening Now! 4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress
The 4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress, IMPAC4, is being held in La Serena-Coquimbo, Chile, ...
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) ...
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 ...

Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Elkhorn Slough
California estuaries, with their tidal flats, coastal marsh, eelgrass and brackish water are special places where ...
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 ...
Bioblitz Events Happening Across the State
Photo Credit: Cristiane Livsey
**The following information was taken directly from the California Academy ...
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 ...