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  • 13th Annual California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photo Contest

    Dear Ocean and Coastal Community, Thank You Ocean is joining forces with the California Coastal Commission and Fairmont Hotels of California to jointly sponsor the 13th Annual California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest. We are seeking photographs that reflect […]

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  • California Spiny Lobster Fishery Management Plan

    The spiny lobster fishery is one of the oldest fisheries on the West Coast.  The range of the California spiny lobster, Panulirus interruptus, extends from Point Conception, California to Bahia Magdelena, Mexico.  The primary fishing ports for the California fleet […]

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  • Ocean Protection Council Meeting May 12, 2011

     Webcast of meeting Note: In order to comply with the Governor’s Order on Non-Essential Travel, the May 12, 2011 OPC meeting is being relocated from Morro Bay to Sacramento.  The meeting agenda follows.   Meeting Agenda May 12, 2011 Cal/EPA […]

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  • Coastal and Marine Geospatial Data

    The OPC and other California state agency partners have made significant  investments in marine and coastal data collection,  including seafloor maps, shoreline maps, and ecological and socio‐economic data  to support marine protected area planning.  Improved access and sharing of this geospatial […]

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  • California Coastal and Marine Geospatial Information System Scoping Study

    In April 2011, the OPC hired Kearns & West/UC Santa Barbara to conduct a scoping study on information management systems for California coastal and marine geospatial data.  The final scoping study was completed in October 2011. Below is more information […]

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  • Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard Webinars and Workshop

    The Ocean Protection Council, in collaboration with NOAA and the Ocean Science Trust, hosted a webinar series and workshop in March of 2011 on the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS), a national effort to create a marine ecological […]

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