Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
The disastrous explosion, fire, and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico is a tragic reminder that offshore oil and gas exploration is dangerous business. This is a terrible loss – a loss no one...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
The email traffic and phone calls surged to a flood this morning as we waited with baited breath for clues on whether new offshore oil and gas development would be pursued under President Obama’s plan for the Outer Continental Shelf...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
Whether it is a massive oil-spill like the three million gallons that fouled 40 miles of barrels that covered 800 square miles Santa Barbara coastline with toxic ooze in 1969 or the August 21, 2009 Timor Sea blowout that destroyed...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
This week, marine science, policy and real-world conservation all converge in sunny San Diego. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is holding their annual meeting and the science behind marine protected areas will be an important topic...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
Whether you’re a tree hugger or a hook-and-bullet type, whether you love to eat fish or swim with them, hunt forest animals or observe them through binoculars -- California’s Fish and Game Wardens protect your beloved natural resources. The Wardens...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
Abalone shells and other artifacts left by the Chumash people thousands of years ago give important clues to the original abundance of the valuable and, in southern California, dramatically overfished abalone. OnEarth's article "Riddle of the Shells," by Sharon Levy,...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
The last few weeks have epitomized the historic process and passionate public participation integral to the creation of marine protected areas off California's Coast. The Blue Ribbon Task Force of experts spent three days between October 20-22th intensely deliberating the...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
After 3 days of extensive meetings and a reported 1500 people showing up to give public comment, the Blue Ribbon Task Force ultimately delayed their vote to choose a preferred alternative network of marine protected areas for the South Coast...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
The task force is passing all three marine protected area options developed by the regional stakeholder group -- the Conservation, Fishing, and Middle-ground proposals -- on to Department of Fish and Game. These proposals will be reviewed as part of...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
Yesterday, the Blue Ribbon Task Force for the Marine Life Protection Act heard the comments of hundreds of South Coast citizens who care passionately about the future of California's oceans. From 9 AM until 11 PM, with just a few...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
California is creating Marine Protected Areas throughout its waters because, if well-designed, they will work to restore our oceans and protect the biological gems of our underwater world. Since 1990, California commercial fishing revenues have decreased by half and the...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
Demonstrating great leadership and positive collaboration, the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) held a special meeting this morning, preceding the San Francisco listening session of President Obama's Interagency Ocean Policy Task force. Accepting and incorporating public testimony into their recommendations...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
With initiatives such as the Marine Protected Areas Monitoring Enterprise, California is creating a model for the use of science in the management of our oceans. The Monitoring Enterprise was created under the umbrella of the California Ocean Science Trust,...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
Yesterday, after almost five hours of public comments from over 100 speakers, the Fish and Game Commission enacted into law the plan for a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) on the North Central Coast of California, as required by...
Posted by Leila Monroe in Reviving the World's Oceans
After two years of planning, over 50 public meetings, and participation from tens of thousands of Californian's, on August 5, 2009, the Fish & Game Commission will vote to adopt a final plan of protected areas for the North Central...
