About
The San Luis Obispo Collaborative brings together non-profits, educational institutions, fishermen, and local government agencies to share resources for local MPA outreach, enforcement, and monitoring.
Join the Collaborative
Other Ways to Engage
Volunteer and Community Science Programs
- SeaLife Stewards – A water-based volunteer program that aims to reduce human-caused disturbance to wildlife and increase public awareness. Contact: SeaLifeStewards(at)gmail.com
- MPA Watch – A network of programs that support healthy oceans through community science by collecting human use data in and around our protected areas.
- California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program (CCFRP) – Volunteer anglers are essential to the California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program (CCFRP). CCFRP volunteers aid scientific crew in the collection of valuable data on marine species by fishing inside and outside of MPAs.
- Respect Wildlife – For us, seeing wildlife in nature is thrilling! But to wildlife, seeing us may not be such a thrill. Understand that you’re visiting homes— where animals eat, sleep, play and breed. Fun and respect go together. Here’s how to have the best time at the coast.
Resources
Upcoming Events
Related Publications
Projects
San Luis Obispo MPA Collaborative Leadership Team
Robin Hazard
SLO MPA Collaborative Co-Chair
Gordon Hensley
SLO MPA Collaborative Co-Chair
Haylee Bautista
SLO MPA Collaborative Co-Chair
Riley Hine
SLO MPA Collaborative Co-Chair
rhine(at)mbnep.org
San Luis Obispo MPA Collaborative Members
Do you see information or links that need to be updated? Let us know.
This list is not meant to imply that each affiliated organization is participating in the collaborative at a formal level nor that each collaborative member is representing the official view of their affiliation. All voices and perspectives are welcome and are considered unique to the person sharing them.
Big Creek Reserve
BLM – California Coastal National Monument
BLM – Piedras Blancas Light Station
Cal Poly Avila Beach Pier
Cal Poly Biological Sciences
Central Coast State Parks Association
California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
California State Parks – SLO Coast District
Caltrans
Cambria Fishing Club
Central Coast Aquarium
Central Coast Women for Fisheries
City of Morro Bay
Department of Defense – Vandenburg AFB
ECOSLO
Cayucos Land Conservancy
Friends of the Fiscalini Ranch Preserve
Friends of Piedras Blancas Light Station
Friends of the Elephant Seal
Green Space – the Cambria Land Trust
Hearst Castle Volunteers
Kenneth S. Norris Rancho Marino Reserve
California Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Morro Bay Museum of Natural History
Morro Bay Harbor Patrol
Morro Bay National Estuary Program
Morro Coast Audubon Society
National Forest Service
Northern Chumash Tribal Council
National Forest Service
Ocean Conservancy
The Otter Project
Patriot Sportfishing
PG&E
Pismo Beach Recreation Dept.
Point Blue
Port San Luis Harbor District
Rancho El Chorro Outdoor School
Reefcheck
Salinan Tribal Council
Sierra Club Santa Lucia Chapter
SIMON: Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network
San Luis Obispo Coastkeeper
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County Parks
Surfrider SLO Chapter
U.S. Geological Survey
Virg’s Landing Sportfishing