The Coastal and Ocean Resources Working Group for the Climate Action Team (CO-CAT) is a working group comprised of senior level staff from California state agencies with ocean and coastal resource management responsibilities. CO-CAT’s task is to ensure the state’s […]
Categories: Strategic Goal 1: Climate ChangeThe Thank You Ocean (TYO) Report focuses on interesting and exciting California ocean topics such as marine mammals, the latest news on ocean health, timely ocean issues and fascinating ocean facts. Stories feature interviews with ocean experts, explorers, scientists, conservationists, […]
Categories: UncategorizedCalifornia Sustainable Seafood Initiative List of meeting materials for August 2-3, 2010 WWF Full report: Assessment of on-pack, wild capture seafood sustainability certification programes and seafood ecolabels MSC Get Certified MSC Chain of custody MSC Principals and Criteria for sustainable fishing Sussex […]
Categories: UncategorizedIn 1998, California passed the Marine Life Management Act (MLMA), which calls for an ecosystem approach to achieving sustainable fisheries and identifies the acquisition of essential fishery information (EFI) as a critical component in management decisions. EFI includes, among other […]
Categories: Marine Protected Areas, Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Ecosystems