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You sometimes see the phrase “All drains lead to the ocean” painted on the pavement near drainage grates in city streets, but this saying also holds true for watersheds across California. The Russian River is no exception. The river’s headwaters are located near the inland city of Willits in Mendocino County, where it begins its […]

This is Part Two of a special installment of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife series, Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas. Part One of the installment investigated what makes this bit of estuary special and the protections that are in place to safeguard it. This final installment takes an inside look at recent research documenting the current […]

This is a special, two-part installment of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife series, Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas. Part One investigates what makes this bit of estuary special and the protections in place to safeguard it, while Part Two will take an inside look at research under way in the bay. Situated along the rugged coastline of […]

Central Coast Forum Convenes Ocean Experts to Discuss Local Marine Protected Areas On October 27th from 9:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m., the Marine Protected Area Collaborative Network will convene over 80 ocean experts from across California’s Central Coast in the Asilomar Conference Center Seaside Room to plan for community-based stewardship of the statewide MPA Network […]

“That’s a marine protected area, you can’t fish there!” Actually, in over half of California’s marine protected areas (MPAs), you can. It’s a misconception that fishing isn’t allowed in MPAs, because in reality 65 of the 124 MPAs throughout the state allow the harvest of specified marine resources, either commercially or recreationally – sometimes both. The only MPAs […]