California Ocean Protection Council
Website: https://opc.ca.gov/
The OPC will ensure that California maintains healthy, resilient, and productive ocean and coastal ecosystems for the benefit of current and future generations.
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Estuarine Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2016
- Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
- Last updated: Friday, December 13, 2024
- File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV
The North Coast has 16 major estuaries that support a wide diversity of plant and animal life, including salmon and other commercially important speci...
Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Keystone Marine Species and Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
- Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
- Last updated: Friday, December 13, 2024
- File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV, TXT
This project, Informing the North Coast MPA Baseline: Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Keystone Marine Species and Ecosystems, applies Tribal/Indig...
Characterization of Seabirds, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
- Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
- Last updated: Friday, December 13, 2024
- 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...
Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study
- Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
- Last updated: Friday, December 13, 2024
- File types: PDF, CSV, ZIP
The objectives of this baseline study of rocky intertidal habitats along the North Coast Study Region (NCSR) are to (1) produce a quantitative baselin...
Characterization of Sandy Beaches and Adjacent Surf Zones, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
- Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
- Last updated: Friday, December 13, 2024
- File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV, XML
We combined taxonomically detailed surveys of macroinvertebrates and birds with targeted sampling of regionally important focal taxa including surf zo...
ROV Surveys of the Mid-depth and Deep Subtidal Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
- Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
- Last updated: Friday, December 13, 2024
- File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV, XML
Marine Applied Research and Exploration (MARE) preformed quantitative baseline surveys within the NCSR in 2014 and 2015 with the overall goal to descr...
Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
- Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
- Last updated: Friday, December 13, 2024
- File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV, XML
Here we provide one of the first systematic, “snapshot” surveys of the entire North Coast Study Region, from the Oregon border to the headland at Poin...
Shallow Rock and Kelp Forest Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2012
- Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
- Last updated: Friday, December 13, 2024
- File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV
We systematically surveyed 94 of the 122 nearshore rocky reefs in the California south coast study region (SCSR). This synoptic baseline survey was co...
Mid-Depth Rocky & Soft-Bottom Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2012
- Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
- Last updated: Friday, December 13, 2024
- File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV
Seafloor habitats deeper than 100 meters make up an estimated 29% (1840 km2) of state waters in southern California, yet they are sampled with far les...
Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2001 to 2014
- Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
- Last updated: Friday, December 13, 2024
- File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV, XML
The South Coast Study Region (SCSR) encompasses a broad section of southern California including both mainland and island coastal regions. The except...