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(UPDATE) Former Supervisor Jimmy Smith, A Great Man, Has Died
Hank Sims / May 24, 2016, 9:15 a.m. / Local Government
… Chair/Vice Chair 2005 – 2011 State of California Marine Life Protection Acts Blue Ribbon Task Force Member AWARDS Highliner of 1993,” the fishing industry’s highest …
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: The Ocean Comes to Sacramento and the Atlantic Beats Big Oil
Delia Bense-Kang / March 18, 2016, 2:24 p.m. / Ocean
… ’s Marine Life Protection Act, ocean desalination and climate change impacts to California’s ocean and coast. “Some members were not super interested in what we had to say, but one …
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: Whale You Be My Valentine?
Delia Bense-Kang / Feb. 8, 2016, 4:47 p.m. / Ocean
… the drill, plastics are in everything and end up harming wildlife. Cut them out of your life where you can. Visit Marine Protected Areas - Like parks on land, these areas protect vital ocean resources …
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: The 12 Days of Ocean (Part One)
Delia Bense-Kang / Dec. 17, 2015, 1:12 p.m. / Ocean
… it as a present. 6. Six State Marine Reserves Back in 1999 the California legislature passed the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) to designate marine areas for the preservation of fish breeding grounds …
YOUR WEEK IN OCEAN: An Aerial Tour of Your Marine Protected Areas and More
Delia Bense-Kang / Nov. 18, 2015, 4:01 p.m. / Ocean
… areas designed to protect and conserve marine life and habitat. Next we have Point St. George and the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse. How would you like to Air Bn …
DEAD RECKONING: I Hunted Bear With My Crazy Oregon Uncle
James Faulk / Sept. 20, 2015, 7:42 a.m. / Dead Reckoning
… DEAD RECKONING: I Hunted Bear With My Crazy Oregon Uncle Most families have a code these days, to protect the sanctity of shared holiday meals and allow the normally inane conversations …
Your Week in Ocean: You Gotta Read this Stuff
Jennifer Savage / July 29, 2015, 6 a.m. / Ocean
… ;ldquo;The Outlaw Ocean” by Ian Urbina about crime on the almost completely lawless high seas. It’s fascinating, horrifying and something everyone who cares about 1.) human life; 2.) marine life …
Your Week in Ocean: ‘One of the Most Influential Surfers in the World’ – on KHUM
Jennifer Savage / July 14, 2015, 10:12 a.m. / Activism , KHUM , Ocean
… a good one!), radiation (or not) from Fukushima and Mike's very favorite topic, the Marine Life Protection Act. Your ears will be sad if you miss this! So make a note to yourself (or have Siri do it …
DOLLISON’S DOCKET: The Insanity Defense: Legal Farce or Important Protection for the Mentally Ill?
Allan L. Dollison / Feb. 23, 2015, 10:34 a.m. / Dollison’s Docket , Guest Opinion
… DOLLISON'S DOCKET: The Insanity Defense: Legal Farce or Important Protection for the Mentally Ill? So far in 2015, the runaway most popular movie is the war biopic American Sniper. The movie …
Your Week in Ocean: Talking #HealthyOcean in Sactown
Jennifer Savage / Aug. 28, 2014, 9:06 a.m. / Government , Ocean , Sacramento
… pointed to the Marine Life Protection Act's emphasis on intrinsic well-being as a potential model for success. “We're seeing a lot of really great work being done by scientists right now …
Your Week in Ocean: Oh, Buoy! Plus Our Radioactive Ocean
Jennifer Savage / Aug. 20, 2014, 11:23 a.m. / Ocean
… – a focal habitat used in selecting sites for protection under the Marine Life Protection Act and found in Humboldt Bay – and how they may actually buffer and sustain our ocean …
Your Week in Ocean: Fun, Fish and Fukushima
Jennifer Savage / May 7, 2014, 7:43 a.m. / Ocean
… Earthquake and Tsunami. The takeaway: The levels of Fukushima-derived radionuclides detected in air, drinking water, food, seawater and marine life in California are extremely low relative to the pre …
Your Week in Ocean, Part Two: U.S. Navy vs. Whales Comments Due
Jennifer Savage / April 11, 2014, 2:37 p.m. / Activism , Ocean
… 29 different marine mammal species protected under the Marine Mammal Act. The proposed activities can cause whales and dolphins to abandon important habitat, halt foraging behavior and forgo critical …
Your Week in Ocean: Indian Island Renewal, Ocean Night Tonight, Plastic Death, Dead Fish and Delayed Warfare Training
Jennifer Savage / Dec. 6, 2013, 9:02 a.m. / Ocean
… Protection Act. Perfect timing, as the completion of the statewide marine protected area network, the only one in the county, nears its first anniversary this month. Finally, some random great white shark news …
Your Month in Ocean: Whales, Spills and Cleaning Up
Jennifer Savage / Nov. 25, 2013, 10:51 a.m. / Ocean
… Protection Council awarded $1.3 million to seven local governments, including $250,000 to the City of Eureka for its General Plan Update: Coastal Land Use Policy – Sea Level Rise Adaptation …
Will the North Coast Marine Protected Areas Spark a War With Oregon?
Hank Sims / June 14, 2013, 2:38 p.m. / Sacramento
… Will the North Coast Marine Protected Areas Spark a War With Oregon? Everyone knows that the North Coast's implementation of California's Marine Life Protection Act has been fraught …
This Week in Ocean, Part Two: Make the Most of The Weekend
Jennifer Savage / May 31, 2013, 4:01 p.m. / Activism , Ocean
… a good thing. A new scientific ranking of U.S. states' ocean protection has California in the number two position, thanks to the success of the Marine Life Protection Act. Sadly, 15 coastal states have …
Restoring the Sponge on the North Coast: A Rehydration Revolution!
Kym Kemp / Feb. 2, 2013, 10:23 a.m. / Environment
… . The second part here. In a society that sees the effects of diminishing streams and increasingly damaging wildfires, the more knowledge we can gain about the systems that affect them, the more we can act …
New North Coast ‘Underwater Parks’ in Effect Today
Jennifer Savage / Dec. 19, 2012, 7 a.m. / Ocean
… . A slideshow! For more details on the Marine Life Protection Act, visit www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa or www.caloceans.org. Jennifer Savage is Ocean Conservancy's North Coast Coordinator …
Restoring the Sponge on the North Coast —A History of Dehydration
Kym Kemp / Oct. 11, 2012, 7:42 a.m. / Environment
… of the ancient trees that blanketed the land, came the loss of the tight cycling of carbon and nutrients. The forests were now unable to protect and feed the soil life and with this loss of bioregulation …
Restoring the Sponge on the North Coast —A Whole Systems Approach
Kym Kemp / Aug. 23, 2012, 8:25 a.m. / Environment
… with their kind permission. In a society that sees the effects of diminishing streams and increasingly damaging wildfires, the more knowledge we can gain about the systems that affect them, the more we can act …
This Week in Ocean: Minus Tides, Positive News, Steady Opportunities
Jennifer Savage / June 19, 2012, 8:06 a.m. / Humboldt , Ocean
… .S. as the first state with a full coastal network of protection. Anyone who’s followed the Marine Life Protection Act’s unfolding along the North Coast knows one of the toughest challenges faced …
This Week in Ocean: World Oceans Day!
Jennifer Savage / June 4, 2012, 7:33 a.m. / Humboldt , Local Happenings , Ocean
… locations known for an abundance of wildlife. Within them, fish will be protected, and these places will also provide greater shelter for shorebirds and marine mammals. Thursday, June 7 The Marine Life …
Ocean Optimism: 5 Things to Give You Hope
Jennifer Savage / May 2, 2012, 6 a.m. / Guest Opinion , Ocean
… and an ambitious program to support conservation projects in coastal communities around the country. Marine Life Protection Act completion – California’s poised to become the first state in the nation to have …
Japan’s Tsunami Debris and Working toward Trash Free Seas
Jennifer Savage / March 6, 2012, 6 a.m. / Guest Opinion , Ocean
… a walk with Audubon. Or the Sierra Club. Catch up on North Coast Marine Life Protection Act news. And… choose local seafood when eating out in one of Humboldt’s many fine dining …
Very Fishy in Sacto!
Jennifer Savage / Feb. 23, 2012, 11:57 a.m. / Cannabis , Humboldt , Klamath , News , Ocean
… , ocean salmon, lobster and San Francisco Bay herring recovery, completing the first-ever stock evaluation of California halibut and the implementation of the Marine Life Protection Act. The department …
The Urge To Protect
Jennifer Savage / Jan. 30, 2012, 6 a.m. / Guest Opinion , Humboldt , Ocean
… ’s not too late. One place we’ve finally fallen on the mostly proactive side of things is through the Marine Life Protection Act – elsewhere on California’s coast, protected areas …
Underwater Parks Day
Jennifer Savage / Jan. 21, 2012, 6 a.m. / Guest Opinion , Ocean
… within. Formally designated under the Marine Life Protection Act, this network of marine protected areas – the “underwater parks” – spans our state from the Baja …
Mysteries of the Deep, Cool. Mystery on Your Plate, Not So Much.
Jennifer Savage / Jan. 18, 2012, 6:41 a.m. / Guest Opinion , Ocean
… ’re eating. Other news on the fish front: Marine protected areas created under the Marine Life Protection Act went live on Jan. 1 down in Southern California, the third region in the statewide coastal network …
A Look At Ocean Planning: Why Good Is Better Than Bad
Jennifer Savage / Dec. 20, 2011, 6 a.m. / Guest Opinion , Ocean
… off California’s coast as a result of the Marine Life Protection Act stand out as conservation innovation, the success of MPAs continue to echo around the world. Australia recently announce …