Feb 5, 2021 | 1North Coast, 2Central Coast, 3South Coast, 7MPA Policy, Policy Connections, Tribal
The West Coast Ocean Tribal Caucus is pleased to announce the release of “Guidance and Responsibilities for Effective Tribal Consultation, Communication, and Engagement: A Guide for Agencies Working with West Coast Tribes on Ocean & Coastal Issues”.This document...
Oct 8, 2020 | 7MPA Policy, Policy Connections
An OCTO Skimmer interview with Steven Yaffee and Kaitilin Gaffney.
Sep 4, 2019 | New Research, Policy Connections
Authors: Bryn Power, CSU COAST Science-Policy Intern, and Hayley Carter, Senior Science Officer, California Ocean Science Trust Photos: Michael Langhan Expanding the Tools Available to Tackle Our Changing Ocean In California, climate change poses risks to...
Aug 28, 2018 | 6MPA Enforcement, 7MPA Policy, Policy Connections
Large strides have recently been made to ensure the compliance of regulations within California’s network of MPAs. Last August, Governor Brown and lawmakers signed into law Assembly Bill 2369 (Gonzalez Fletcher) to increase fines for commercial poaching in California...
May 15, 2018 | 4MPA Research and Monitoring, 5MPA Outreach and Education, Field Stories, Policy Connections
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.** This March Co-chair for the Golden Gate MPA Collaborative Paul Hobi and I attended the statewide MPA collaborative network workshop. This network of 14 groups, mostly volunteers are composed of...
Nov 20, 2017 | 1North Coast, Policy Connections
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> As the North Coast MPA baseline monitoring period is nearing completion, we wanted to extend our thanks to the many individuals and organizations involved in this comprehensive multi-year effort...
