About
The Santa Barbara Channel Collaborative has successfully convened a diverse membership representing tribal, fishing, academic, agency and nonprofit groups throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura County.
Other Ways to Engage
Calendars
Resources
Santa Barbara Channel Collaborative Projects
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Santa Barbara Independent: Concern for Ocean Unites Fishers and Enviros
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Noozhawk: Santa Barbara Festival to Celebrate World Oceans Day
Collaborative Resources
- Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Naples Reef Dive Portal
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Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Seafari Educational Tours
Education & Outreach Resources
- Santa Barbara Channelkeeper – MPA Watch Program
- South Coast Curriculum Resource (.pdf)
- CDFW Blog: Exploring Anacapa Island State Marine Reserve
- Oceanspaces Blog: A Dive Like No Other
- Oceanspaces Blog: Reefcheck Expedition – Northern Channel Islands
- Map of Santa Barbara Channel MPAs (.pdf)
- South Coast MPA Google Tour
- CDFW South Coast MPA Page
- Environmental Defense Center MPA Page
Monitoring Resources
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Ocean Science Trust: South Coast State of the Region Landing Page – June 2016
Collaborative Co-Chairs
Julie Bursek
Education & Outreach Team Lead, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
julie.bursek@noaa.gov
Greg Helms
gbhelms@gmail.com
Events
Projects
Greg Helms
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ghelms@oceanconservancy.org
Biography
Greg Helms works on a variety of marine and coastal conservation projects for Ocean Conservancy, including sustainable fisheries management and marine protected areas. He works to ensure outstanding implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the landmark network of MPAs along California’s coast and at California’s Channel Islands, having served on the stakeholder groups responsible for designing both networks. Greg also serves as President of Gaviota Coast Conservancy, which works to protect one of the large remaining undeveloped coastal areas in southern California. Greg works out of Santa Barbara where he enjoys exploring nature, music and technology.
Santa Barbara Channel 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.
Fiscal Sponsor
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History