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What are you doing for Sea Otter Awareness Week?
Sea Otter Awareness Week is scheduled for September 19-25, 2021. We hope that all of you intend to celebrate the mighty sea otter again this year! You or your organizations may already have events and activities planned for SOAW. Or you might have communicated with a member of our planning team about participation ideas. Or SOAW […]
Trapping Millions of ‘Zombie’ Urchins Could Restore California’s Once Mighty Kelp Forests
Grant Downie is cruising through Caspar Bay, a small cove 150 miles north of San Francisco on the rugged Mendocino County coast. From the helm of his 18-foot fishing boat, The Rose, Downie steers along the jagged cliffs that surround a pristine beach at the shore. The sea in this protected inlet appears peaceful and […]
Taking photos of marine organisms for science and conservation
Recording from OCMPAC Continuing Education Workshop. Alison Young, MS, discusses the community science Project “Snapshot Cal Coast” held annually under the California Academy of Sciences.
Southern California’s Sea Turtles: Where They Are and How YOU Can Help Save Them!
Recording from OCMPAC Continuing Education Workshop. Sabrina Mashburn, MS, discusses the work that SoCal Sea Turtles organization does as well as how to help them in their efforts to protect our Southern California resident turtles.