Dec 14, 2020 | Central Coast, Enforcement and Compliance, Golden Gate, Los Angeles, Monterey, Outreach and Education, San Mateo, South Coast
At the MPA Collaborative Network, we strive to elevate local community voices to the state level and to liaise what we hear from the state managing agencies back down to local stakeholders. A recent example of the success of this bottom-up, top-down collaboration was...
Dec 14, 2020 | Central Coast, North Coast, Outreach and Education, South Coast
Content provided by CMSF. MPA Social Media Campaign Update Have you been participating in the MPA social media campaign? The goal of the campaign is to heighten the visibility of California’s MPAs on social media platforms to increase awareness, particularly...
Dec 11, 2020 | Central Coast, Enforcement and Compliance, North Coast, Outreach and Education, South Coast
The MPA Collaborative Network’s Compliance Initiative, supported by Ocean Protection Council (OPC) Once-Through Cooling funds, and in partnership with the Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), the California District Attorneys Association, and Resources Legacy Fund,...
Dec 11, 2020 | Central Coast, Enforcement and Compliance, North Coast, Outreach and Education, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
The MPA Collaborative Network has recently formed an Estuary Working Group (EWG) in response to expressed compliance concerns that illustrated a need to dedicate more attention and resources to estuarine MPAs. This group is still growing with lots of direct outreach...
Dec 9, 2020 | Central Coast, North Coast, Outreach and Education, South Coast
The Collaborative Network has implemented some new features on our website (www.mpacollaborative.org) designed to enhance communication and collaboration among the Network. Join Collaboratives from their Webpage Interested in joining one or more local Collaboratives?...
Nov 24, 2020 | Central Coast, North Coast, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
Over the last two decades, California created a unique network of marine protected areas across the state with the intention of cultivating healthy ocean ecosystems. But because the act limited fishing and other activities in certain areas, it was met with skepticism...
