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Discover the statewide impact of the MPA Collaborative Network’s Compliance Initiative 2019-2022

Discover the statewide impact of the MPA Collaborative Network’s Compliance Initiative 2019-2022

The MPA Collaborative Network turns community input into action! The MPA Collaborative Network’s Compliance ...
Available Now! MPA Decadal Management Review Report

Available Now! MPA Decadal Management Review Report

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is pleased to announce that the first Marine Protected Area ...
Emerald Bay Outdoor Academy hiring multiple positions!

Emerald Bay Outdoor Academy hiring multiple positions!

The Emerald Bay Outdoor Academy is a youth science education program based at Camp Emerald Bay on Catalina Island ...
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary seeks a new Sanctuary Exploration Center Manager

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary seeks a new Sanctuary Exploration Center Manager

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary seeks a new Sanctuary Exploration Center ...
A Visitors Guide to Marine Protected Areas of the Central Coast

A Visitors Guide to Marine Protected Areas of the Central Coast

The Monterey and Santa Cruz Marine Protected Area (MPA) Collaboratives have produced a brochure and supporting web ...
Integrating Key Takeaways from the Pathways to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for California’s Coast and Ocean Workshop Series

Integrating Key Takeaways from the Pathways to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for California’s Coast and Ocean Workshop Series

In our quest to create an ocean conservation realm where everyone feels welcome and valued, the MPA Collaborative ...
Calling on Bilingual Communities for Translation Project in Orange County!

Calling on Bilingual Communities for Translation Project in Orange County!

Do you speak Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean, or Tagalog? Do you love the ocean? If so, we need your help! We are ...
Noyo Harbor and local marine science star at major ocean symposium and festival on the “blue economy”

Noyo Harbor and local marine science star at major ocean symposium and festival on the “blue economy”

FORT BRAGG, 5/29/22 — Attendees of the Blue Economy Symposium and Learning Festival May 19-22 in Fort Bragg heard ...
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