Tag Archives: biodiversity

CMSF created waterproof ocean recreation guides to acquaint visitors to the coast, its animal inhabitants and the local protected areas. These guides are excellent for use in ocean recreation businesses, by interpreters and educators, and more! These guides contain local information, fun facts and pictures of species you’re likely to see on the water, maps, […]

Several 10-17 minute films have been produced to highlight the MPAs in the Central California Coast region with the assistance of Kip Evans from Mountain and Sea Productions. Full resolution versions of the videos posted below are available, please contact us if you are interested in receiving copies. This 17-minute travel documentary film with central […]

Video can be an effective avenue for reaching diverse audiences, so a number of video products have been created to provide a virtual experience of the wonders of California’s marine protected areas from afar. Full resolution versions of the videos posted below are available, please contact us if you are interested in receiving copies. A […]

Hope Spots are special ocean places that are cause for hope in a time when the ocean faces many threats. In this video Sylvia Earle, marine biologist and ocean explorer, discusses how California’s growing network of marine protected areas are a cause for hope. Keywords: Sylvia Earle, marine biologist, ocean explorer, California,marine protected area,MPA,ocean,ocean protection,hope […]

Professional photographer Chuck Davis shares his views on shooting along the central California coast and in marine protected areas like Point Lobos. Photographer Kip Evans hosts.