About
The Los Angeles MPA Collaborative channels broad and diverse perspectives to build ocean resilience and promote the cultural, recreational, and ecological value of Los Angeles County’s marine protected areas. To better serve LA’s culturally and ethnically diverse communities with specialized information on marine protected areas, the LA Collaborative is working to develop a strategies for working with community-based groups on MPA outreach.
Recent Projects
MPA Fishing Guide: The LA Collaborative developed a bilingual (Spanish/English) fishing guide. The guide can be found throughout LA County in select locations including tackle shops, tourism and interpretive centers.
Current Projects
MPA Speakers Bureau: Develop a MPA speakers’ training program and provide presentations to target groups that would benefit from greater MPA awareness and understanding. Working in collaboration and funding from the Catalina MPA Collaborative.
MPA Fishing Guide Update and Re-print: Update and print LA MPA Fishing Guide brochure and new poster including English and Spanish versions.
LA Event Calendars
Resources
Collaborative Resources
Los Angeles Fishing Guide: English
Los Angeles Fishing Guide: Spanish
CA Seagrant: Pelican Cove Bioblitz Debrief
Blog: Interpretive Signage Installed in Los Angeles
Education & Outreach Resources
LA Waterkeeper – MPA Watch Program
South Coast Curriculum Resource (.pdf)
Map of Santa Monica Bay MPAs (.pdf)
Monitoring Resources
Ocean Science Trust: South Coast State of the Region (June 2016)
LA MPA Collaborative Leadership Team
Dr. Katherine Pease
LA Collaborative Co-Chair
Science and Policy Director, Heal the Bay
Linda Chilton
LA Collaborative Co-Chair
Sea Grant Education Programs Manager, USC
lchilton@usc.edu
LA MPA Collaborative Members
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Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
California Science Center
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California State Parks
City of Malibu – Environmental Sustainability Dept.
City of Palos Verdes Estates Police Department
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Department of Defense
Heal the Bay
This page was last updated on July 24, 2018