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  • Research and Monitoring

      Research and Monitoring Solving complex ocean resource problems will require a better scientific understanding of the underlying functioning of ocean and coastal ecosystems. The Ocean Protection Council seeks to establish policies that coordinate the collection and sharing of scientific […]

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  • Low-Impact Development (LID)

    As more impervious surfaces – roads, parking lots and buildings – are built in a watershed, more runoff is produced that is contaminated with oil, grease, metals, trash, bacteria, and other pollutants.  This polluted runoff enters our waterways and contributes […]

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  • California Sustainable Seafood Initiative

    Assembly Bill 1217 (Monning, 2009), requires the Ocean Protection Council to develop and implement a voluntary seafood promotion program for California fisheries. The intent of AB 1217 is to encourage California fisheries to seek certification in accordance with internationally accepted […]

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  • Mapping California’s Seafloor

    UPDATE August 2012 – The first set of formal map products from the California Seafloor Mapping Program are now available on the United States Geological Survey website.  This first map set covers Hueneme Canyon and vicinity, and includes 12 map sheets […]

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  • OPC Meeting – March 3, 2010

      Meeting Agenda March 3, 2010 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sheraton Grand Sacramento Hotel 1230 J Street Sacramento, CA  95814   Lester Snow, Secretary for Natural Resources, Council Chair                  Linda Adams, Secretary for Environmental Protection John Chiang, State Controller, […]

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