The Plains All American Refugio Oil Spill has contaminated Santa Barbara Marine Protected Areas and closed fishing on a large stretch of the Gaviota coast.
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Milestone Met – South Coast Baseline Reports Now Available!
April 2nd, 2015
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We’ve reached an important milestone in the South Coast marine protected area (MPA) baseline monitoring period! Technical reports from 9 monitoring projects in the South Coast MPA Baseline Program are now available for you to read. These reports provide a first look at the results of […]
Status Check! South Coast MPA Baseline Period
March 10th, 2015
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> California’s South Coast marine protected area (MPA) network was established in early 2012, and it ranges from Point Conception to the California-Mexico border. It includes sandy beaches, kelp forests, rocky shores, and deep waters that teem with marine life. You may already know that we are […]
Bringing the Ocean to the Airwaves
February 3rd, 2015
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> What’s Happening with Sea Stars Director Brian Tissot recently made news as part of a team who made a major breakthrough in understanding sea star wasting disease. The disease has caused one of the largest marine life die-offs ever recorded, killing millions of starfish along California […]
Golden Gate MPA Alliance forms work group to communicate, educate and help compliance with local MPAS
December 9th, 2014
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> The Golden Gate MPA Collaborative has successfully brought together environmental NGOs, agencies, fishermen, scientists, aquaria and vessel captains interested in raising awareness of marine protected areas in Marin and San Francisco counties, including the Farallon Islands. Collaborative members are engaging boat captains and docents in an […]