Tag Archives: south coast

If you haven’t been to a tide pool lately, the central California coast boasts some of the finest anywhere on earth. Tide pools are important to hundreds of plants and animals, especially young organisms. Learn about nudibranches, sea stars, shore birds and some of the historical characters that first studied these rocky pools.

CMSF created waterproof ocean recreation guides to acquaint visitors to the coast, its animal inhabitants and the local protected areas. These guides are excellent for use in ocean recreation businesses, by interpreters and educators, and more! These guides contain local information, fun facts and pictures of species you’re likely to see on the water, maps, […]

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)

California’s South Coast is intensively urbanized and population is growing. Will our activities crowd out marine life or can both nature and human activities be accommodated and thrive?

Una Ola de Cambio es un video de 10min que destaca la implementación de la Ley para la Protección de la Vida Marina (MLPA, en inglés), y el establecimiento de la nueva red de AMPs en la Costa Central. El video fue producido por “Mountain and Sea Productions” y presenta imagenes subacuáticas en bosques de […]