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Nearshore Substrate Mapping Change Analysis using Multispectral Imagery, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2012

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 10, 2025
File types: PDF, ZIP, XLSX, GEOTIFF

Three remote sensing datasets were utilized to create the final substrate map products: 1) 4-banded imagery collected in June, October and November of...

Characterization of Human Uses and the Socioeconomic Dimensions, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 1992 to 2014

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 10, 2025
File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV, XML

The primary goal of this project was to inform long-term marine protected area (MPA) monitoring efforts by gathering up-to-date socioeconomic informat...

Methodological comparison of multiple MPA rocky ecosystem monitoring techniques

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 10, 2025
File types: PDF

California recently completed the implementation of a large network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across the state via legislation called the Marin...

MPA Monitoring Site Selection Proceedings 20180510

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 10, 2025
File types: PDF

Proceedings of the January 12, 2018 workshop to inform the development of MPA site selection for statewide long-term MPA monitoring Action Plan....

Estuarine & Wetland Ecosystems Monitoring

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 10, 2025
File types: PDF

A report prepared for the California Ocean Science Trust on the first steps in developing an approach to leveraging existing monitoring programs...

Characterization of Seabirds, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 10, 2025
File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV, TXT, XML

We completed four distinct projects to collect baseline data at varying spatial and temporal scales. First, we used data from aerial photographic surv...

Central Coast State of the Region Report All Habitats 2007-2012

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 10, 2025
File types: PDF

State of the Central Coast Region-Results from Baseline Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas 2007-2012. Learn about the biological, ecological, oceano...

North Central Coast State of the Region Report, Supplemental Reports All Habitats_2010-2015

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 10, 2025
File types: PDF

State of the North Central Coast Region-Results from Baseline Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas 2010-2015. Learn about the biological, ecological, ...

Microplastic and Microparticle Data from Surface Water: San Francisco Bay and Adjacent Sanctuaries

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 10, 2025
File types: XLSX, PDF

The San Francisco Estuary Institute and 5 Gyres completed a comprehensive regional study of microplastic pollution of a major urban estuary and adjace...

North Coast State of the Region, Snapshots and Supplemental Reports All Habitats 2013 to 2017

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 10, 2025
File types: PDF

Learn about the biological, ecological, oceanographic, and socioeconomic conditions around the time of marine protected area (MPA) implementation on t...