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Conservation Magazine: Does Banning All Shark Fishing Do More Harm Than Good?
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> "To drill down into current opinions ...
Ocean Sanctuaries to Begin ‘Zero Data’ Project for Sevengill Sharks
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> The ‘Zero Data Project’ for ...
Senate Committee discusses Ocean Acidification, “Evil Twin” of Climate Change
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> The Senate Committee on Natural ...
Ocean Science Trust is Hiring a Science Integration Fellow
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We're looking for a candidate with ...
Comments due on Draft Master Plan for MPAs – January 28th
The draft 2015 Master Plan for MPAs (Master Plan) sets a path forward for effective management of California’s MPA ...
Feb. 20: Citizen Science Symposium at Aquarium of the Pacific
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Ocean Sanctuaries Founder, Barbara Lloyd ...
Celebrating Underwater Parks From Above
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> As a California diver, I find that one ...

Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Big Creek State Marine Reserve
As you drive south on Highway 1 from Carmel (or north from San Simeon) on the central California coast, you enter ...