About
The Monterey MPA Collaborative draws its diverse membership from the rich scientific, academic, nonprofit and agency community centered in Monterey County.
Other Ways to Engage
MPA Ambassador Program
Members have worked to incorporate marine protected area outreach and provide continued support to the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary’s Bay Net and Team OCEAN Volunteer Programs and helped create a State Parks PORTS Program highlighting Point Lobos MPAs.
MPA Outreach Assessment
The collaborative worked with CSU Monterey Bay students to engage and educate local dive shops on MPAs, surveying them on best approaches for education and establishing a baseline of knowledge regarding MPAs.
Resources
CDFW Central California MPA Guide
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Bay Net Volunteer Program
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Team OCEAN Volunteer Program
Oceanspaces Central Coast MPA Monitoring Page
Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network: Monterey Bay
Central Coast MPAs Google Tour
Monterey Event Calendars
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Events
Pacific Grove Natural History Museum Events
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Public Events
Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust Upcoming Meetings and Events Calendar
Collaborative Co-Chairs
Erika Delemarre
Climate Resiliency Program Manager – Interpreter III, CA State Parks
Erika.Delemarre@parks.ca.gov
Julia O’Hern, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Cetacean Conservation Biology, The Marine Mammal Center
ohernj@tmmc.org
Events
CA Biodiversity Day Bioblitz
September 11,2021, 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Monterey MPA Collaborative General Meeting
September 1,2021, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
8th Annual Get Into Your Sanctuary Celebration: August 2-8, 2021
August 2,2021 All Day
Garden Days
August 21,2021, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Projects
Erika Delemarre
Climate Resiliency Program Manager – Interpreter III, CA State Parks
Erika.Delemarre@parks.ca.gov
Biography
An avid scuba diver and kayaker, Erika has worked on marine conservation and environmental education initiatives in countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Palau, and Iceland. While working both on and under the ocean, Erika has helped people of all ages discover and explore their unique connection with the ocean. Building stewardship through education, Erika believes together we can work to empower individuals and communities to change their practices to reduce and reverse the damage that has been done to our global ocean while working toward a sustainable future. Erika holds a Master’s in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California San Diego and Bachelor of Science in Public Relations from Northern Arizona University. She currently works as the Climate Resiliency Program Manager and the lead underwater interpretive diver for California State Parks.
Julia O’Hern, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Cetacean Conservation Biology, The Marine Mammal Center
ohernj@tmmc.org
Biography
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Monterey MPA Collaborative Members
This list is not meant to imply that each affiliated organization is participating in the collaborative at a formal level nor that each collaborative member is representing the official view of their affiliation. All voices and perspectives are welcome and are considered unique to the person sharing them.