Feb 5, 2021 | Central Coast, Del Norte, Golden Gate, Los Angeles, Monterey, North Coast, Orange County, Research and Monitoring, San Diego, Santa Barbara Channel, Santa Cruz, South Coast
MPA Watch annual reports for the period starting January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020 are now available on the MPA Watch website. You may access them by clicking here. Marine Protected Area (MPA) Watch is a network of programs that support healthy oceans...
Feb 3, 2021 | Enforcement and Compliance, Los Angeles, South Coast
On the night of Jan. 30, 2021, a California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) law enforcement officer based out of Long Beach partnered with the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) on a joint agency boat patrol in and around Long Beach Harbor. While on patrol,...
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...
Oct 8, 2020 | Los Angeles, South Coast
Similar to the other 13 MPA Collaboratives throughout coastal California that make up the MPA Collaborative Network, the LA MPA Collaborative is comprised of a diverse group ranging from city, state, and federal government agencies, non-profit organizations, Tribal...
Dec 27, 2019 | Central Coast, Humboldt, Los Angeles, Monterey, North Coast, Outreach and Education, San Diego, Santa Cruz, South Coast
Deep and mysterious waters lie just off California’s coast, sometimes within a stone’s throw of the beach. A millennium of tectonic forces, and more recent geologic forces like ice ages and erosion have brought these present-day deep ocean habitats, called submarine...
Jul 23, 2018 | Los Angeles, Outreach and Education, South Coast
Just over 30 miles due west of downtown Los Angeles, one of the world’s most popular coastal destinations — Malibu — attracts millions of visitors each year. Famous for expansive beaches, sprawling estates, and majestic mountains, Malibu averages over 280 sunny days a...
