Kaitilin Gaffney – Director, Pacific Ecosystem Protection Program/Ocean Conservancy California’s Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative – basic information, goals, MPA designations, scientific guidelines, and about the Central Coast subregion.
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A Place of Their Own: Protecting Sea Life in California – Perspectives on Ocean Science
April 13th, 2021
Join Scripps marine ecologist Edward Parnell as he describes the science behind Marine Protected Areas, how they are established and preliminary results from the first such areas around California’s Channel Islands. (#15246)
The Southern Passage–Why Californians Need Marine Protected Areas
April 13th, 2021
Directed by Bill Bayne, and Produced by The Baum Foundation, “The Southern Passage” is a 25-minute documentary that tells the story of Southern Californians hashing out the details of creating a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) from Point Conception to Mexico as part of the Marine Life Protection Act. Model and conservationist Lauren Hutton […]