About Partner Resources
Californiaโs MPAs are managed through the MPA Management Program. The MPA Management Program is a collaboration between the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the California Ocean Protection Council, the California Fish and Game Commission, and the MPA Statewide Leadership Team (MSLT)- of which the MPA Collaborative Network is a member. The Memorandum of Understanding to Advance Management of Californiaโs Marine Protected Area Network formally recognizes the relationship between the on-the-ground expertise provided by the Collaboratives and the managing and regulatory agencies who comprise the MSLT.
Dive Deeper into the MPA Management Program
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Learn about California’s MPA Network and the MPA Collaborative Network with these articles.
Article by SCRIPPS Institution of Oceanography about a new study, authored by Samantha Murray of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego and Tyler Hee of environmental law firm DeLano and DeLano, published in the peer-reviewed journal Ocean and Coastal Management.
"This Article describes tribal engagement in California's MPA planning process, its outcome, and the extent to which the result sparked changes in state-tribal cooperation in other areas of natural resource policy."
"This study provides the first direct observation of larval dispersal events in a currentโdominated ecosystem and direct evidence that larvae produced within MPAs are exported both to neighboring MPAs and proximate areas where harvest is allowed." By Diana Baetscher, Eric Anderson, Elizabeth Gilbert-Horvath, Daniel Malone, Emily Saarman, Mark Carr, John Garza
February 2019 - The MPA Collaborative Network
April 2019 - The MPA Collaborative Network
Blue Earth Consultants conducted a valuation of in-kind contributions made by non-State members of Orange County Marine Protected Area Council (OCMPAC) to MPA management activities in Orange County.
Interview with Rick Starr, a researcher at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, conducted and edited by Katherine Leitzell, California Sea Grant Communications Coordinator.
Article by Joshua Emerson Smith of The San Diego Union-Tribune. Photo by Eduardo Contreras of The San Diego Unione-Tribune
Article by Delia Bense-Kange of Surfrider Foundation California. Photo by Karen Lemon
Article by Song Hunter of the Fort Ross Conservancy. Photo by Nicole Palma of MPACN
Partner Organizations
More MPA Resources
CaliforniaMPAs.org
CaliforniaMPAs.orgย was created to serve as an online library for marine protected area materials. You will find a suite of resources, both physical and digital, created by organizations statewide to complement MPA education and outreach programsย in California.
CaliforniaMPAs.org is apart of the California Marine Sanctuary Foundationโs MPA Outreach and Education Initiative.
California Open Data Portal
California has launched a new open data platform for the long-term curation and public access to all state-funded data collection on natural resources, including MPAs. The system allows for powerful keyword searches, preview capabilities, and easy connection with other existing data repositories. In addition, the platform will house raw data, technical reports, workshop proceedings, grey literature, and other supporting information from Californiaโs MPAs.
OceanSpaces.org
OceanSpaces.org previously served as Californiaโs go-to place for the latest information on monitoring the stateโs MPA network. As the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the California Ocean Protection Council develop new products and platforms for showcasing MPA work, this site will act as a bridge, providing existing information on MPAs and fisheries in California.