Sep 8, 2014 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Summer coastal fog dampens the ground and an acrid smell pervades the air. It’s 5am on an August morning at Pillar Point harbor and the docks are already stirring with movement. Commercial squid...
Sep 3, 2014 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> See information below posted on our Facebook account. Does anyone have information to share about similar observations or potential avenues for further investigation?Cal Spill Watch –...
Sep 2, 2014 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> “So… what is this…” the woman tilted her big sunglasses up over her forehead, squinting to get a better look at the brochure, “this… marine… PROTECTED area?” She looked up at me, nose wrinkled,...
Sep 2, 2014 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Perspectives from the OPC-SAT blog series is dedicated to giving a voice to Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team (OPC-SAT) members to share their reflections on bridging the science...
Aug 29, 2014 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> “That came from over there? With the old bicycles and other trash from Oakland?” remarked one enthusiastic and surprised BioBlitz participant on the shores of Lake Merritt. The mission of a...
Aug 26, 2014 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> As part of a trio of Ocean Science Trust delegates to the International Marine Conservation Congress that happened recently in Glasgow, Scotland, I had the opportunity to meet with many other...
