Aug 3, 2016 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> “It is a fabulous place: when the tide is in, a wave-churned basin, creamy with foam, whipped by the combers that roll in from the whistling buoy on the reef. But when the tide goes out, the...
Jul 21, 2016 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> The South Coast Monitoring Survey is now available! Those actively involved in managing or overseeing monitoring efforts in the South Coast are invited to participate in this online survey,...
Jun 24, 2016 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Recognized as one of the most productive and dynamic ecosystems in the world, South Coast kelp forests and rocky reefs are home to a host of recreationally and commercially important species and...
Jun 8, 2016 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> About this time last year, technical reports from each of the ten South Coast marine protected area (MPA) baseline monitoring projects were rolling in. These technical reports summarize the...
May 9, 2016 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> The last twelve months have been an incredible journey for the North Central Coast MPA baseline period, as we reconnected with the local ocean community to share details of the first-ever broad...
Apr 26, 2016 | Central Coast, North Coast, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
Coordinated California Coastal BioBlitz set for June 2016 Dust off your rubber boots. Dig out your Chacos or Tevas. Grab a tide table and a friend. Get your cameras and smartphones ready! Over the week of June 4th-June 12th we need you to get out to the coast, search...