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This Week in Ocean: World Oceans Day!
…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 Protection Act has already been implemented in…
Ocean Optimism: 5 Things to Give You Hope
…Marine Life Protection Act completion – California’s poised to become the first state in the nation to have a network of marine protected areas off our coastline. North Coast adoption is scheduled…
Japan’s Tsunami Debris and Working toward Trash Free Seas
…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 establishments! More info on ocean trash: The…
Very Fishy in Sacto!
…market squid, crab, 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
…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 have been established largely to…
Underwater Parks Day
…Formally designated under the Marine Life Protection Act, this network of marine protected areas – the "underwater parks" – spans our state from the Baja border to just north of Point Arena. Our own…
Mysteries of the Deep, Cool. Mystery on Your Plate, Not So Much.
…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 of underwater parks. The stakeholder…
A Look At Ocean Planning: Why Good Is Better Than Bad
…While the reserves and conservation areas forming a network off California’s coast as a result of the Marine Life Protection Act stand out as conservation innovation, the success of MPAs continue…
Read This, Then Go Outside
…You can also explore history-heavy Indian Island, as well as cruise through the area of Humboldt Bay proposed for greater marine protection through California's Marine Life Protection Act. Since the…
Occupy the Ocean?
…Tune into KHSU 90.5 FM (or via khsu.org) at 1:30 for Econews, featuring InterTribal Sinkyone Director, Baykeeper Beth and myself discussing the Marine Life Protection Act with Baykeeper policy…
From Sharks to Birds: Attacks and Protection in the Ocean
…At their most recent meeting, the FGC continued to pursue a way to incorporate traditional tribal take into these “underwater parks” proposed through the Marine Life Protection Act. This effort between North…
City Council Meeting on the Nielsen Matter Tomorrow; Hunsucker Spotted
…The California Fish and Game Commission passed a tribal exemption for gathering rights under new Marine Life Protection Act regulations on the North Coast, but tribes are not entirely satisfied. That was…