**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> The waters outside the Golden Gate host an abundance of marine life, and a diversity of marine protection from our State MPAs to the rocks of the California Coastal National Monument to our National Marine Sanctuaries. Just outside the Golden Gate, the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary […]
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What it takes to become a Global Ocean Refuge
September 19th, 2017
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Banner photo credit: Brian Skerry An earlier draft was originally published by Marine Conservation Institute The Global Ocean Refuge System (GLORES), an initiative of Marine Conservation Institute, is designed to incentivize strong protection of life in the sea by providing recognition to marine protected areas (MPAs) that are […]
Signs of success for marine-protected areas off PV, Catalina
September 6th, 2017
Just off the Palos Verdes Peninsula between Rocky Point and Point Fermin, clusters of thriving red-brown giant kelp darken otherwise clear blue coastal waters that have been at the center of a battle between conservationists and fishers for years.
Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Elkhorn Slough
July 7th, 2017
California estuaries, with their tidal flats, coastal marsh, eelgrass and brackish water are special places where fresh water flows to meet the salty Pacific Ocean. Elkhorn Slough is a large, iconic estuary near Moss Landing in Monterey County, known for its high species richness and habitat diversity. Combined, Elkhorn Slough and the smaller, adjacent Moro Cojo […]