MPA Collaborative Network https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home Golden Gate Myths of Citizen Science: Volunteers are not experts What is a ‘boundary organization’ and why should you care? — Part 2 Embracing a new generation of citizen scientists A Dive Like No Other, Thanks to New MPAs Research Update: Citizen Science Capacity in California’s Central Coast Myths of Citizen Science: Participation is Empowering The Elders of Citizen Science Getting Serious About the Ocean’s Invisible Threat A New Porthole to the Oceans Tracking Ocean Acidification down the West Coast Focusing In: Reef Check California Interpretive MPA Signage Installed in Los Angeles Central Coast Forum Brings Together Ocean Advocates Teaming Up to Take the Pulse of Marine Protected Areas Building Trust and Collecting Data in California’s Marine Protected Areas Got Gas? Try Recompression! The California Marine Sanctuary Foundation has MPA exhibits, videos for anglers, social media content, and scripted PowerPoints available for your use Bring MPAs to life with bilingual coloring and activity books featuring augmented reality experiences San Diego San Mateo Santa Cruz Marine Protection Bill Signed Into Law Refugio Spill Affects Santa Barbara Marine Protected Areas Participate in a study of ocean research priorities! Marine Science Today’ Guest Blog: Ocean Sanctuaries’ Citizen Science Programs Happening Now! 4th International Marine Protected Areas Congress San Luis Obispo Innovative Distance Learning Program Helps Students Discover the California MPA Network Sixgill Shark Encounter Inside a North Coast MPA Soaking up sun and smarts at the MARINe Workshop Mixing it up at the first ever Citizen Science Association Conference Join us at the 2015 Citizen Science Association Conference! LightHawk brings a 1,000-foot view to marine conservation Citizen Science in the MPA Monitoring Plan How many citizen science groups are there in the Central Coast? Focusing In: Collaborative Fisheries Research West Citizen Science at the International Marine Conservation Congress Citizen Science: An Idea Whose Time Has Come Unusually Warm Ocean Temperatures off California, Bringing Odd Species MPA Collaborative Network Statewide Forum Summary – March 14, 2023 Dive into MPA long-term monitoring results with a summer webinar series and snapshot reports Now Available: OPC Science Advisory Team Working Group reports on MPAs ROV Program Page Taking a local look: Updates from Collaborative members Fall 2021 Exploring California’s Marine Protected Areas: Asilomar State Marine Reserve Building a Shared Vision for California’s Ocean Health How do you feel about the term ‘citizen science’? Focusing In: Long Term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students