MPA Collaborative Network COVID-19 Response
Upcoming Events
San Mateo MPA Collaborative Meeting
Join a diverse group of marine protected area (MPA) stakeholders and...
CA Fish and Game Commission Meeting
All meetings are open to the public. All meeting information, including...
California Coastal Commission Meeting
Commission meetings occur once a month in different locations within...
Monterey MPA Collaborative Meeting
Join a diverse group of marine protected area (MPA) stakeholders and...
CA Ocean Protection Council Meeting
The CA Ocean Protection Council posts their agenda, meeting location and...
San Diego County MPA Collaborative Meeting
Join a diverse group of marine protected area (MPA) stakeholders and...
New and Noteworthy
MPA Update: Fishing communities discuss protected areas impacts
“We’re getting hit from all sides,” says a fisherman from Crescent City during a virtual focus group discussion. “If it isn’t the environment, it’s management.” Over the last decade, California established an extensive network of marine protected areas (MPAs) along...
Honoring the Ocean Around Mainland Los Angeles with the Los Angeles Marine Protected Area Collaborative
Similar to the other 13 MPA Collaboratives throughout coastal California that make up the MPA Collaborative Network, the LA MPA Collaborative is comprised of a diverse group ranging from city, state, and federal government agencies, non-profit organizations, Tribal...
New CDFW Marine Species Portal Provides Easy Access to Wide Variety of Information
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Marine Region is proud to announce the new Marine Species Portal! The new Portal replaces the temporary Marine Species Information web page and is another step towards making our website even more user friendly.
Governor Newson Signs Executive Order to Conserve Biodiversity, Combat Climate Change, and Build Climate Resilience Through Nature-Based Solutions
On October 7, 2020 Governor Newsom signed an Executive Order to combat the biodiversity and climate change crises in California using nature-based solutions. Notably, the Executive Order will establish a state goal to conserve at least 30% of California’s land and...
Conservation in times of political polarization: How the California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative succeeded and what we need to succeed now
An OCTO Skimmer interview with Steven Yaffee and Kaitilin Gaffney.
MPA Watch: Summarizing 10 Years of Human Use Data
Marine Protected Area (MPA) Watch is a network of programs that support healthy oceans through community science by collecting human use data in and around our protected areas. A variety of standardized and custom data reports are available, including standardized...
What is the MPA Collaborative Network?
