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California Takes Decisive Action to Reduce Microplastics Pollution

WebBy reducing pollution at its source, we safeguard the health of our rivers, wetlands and oceans, and protect all of the people and nature that depends on these waters.” “Some …

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California’s Microplastics Strategy

Weba statewide plastics monitoring plan, and microplastic health effects that may support accelerate science and microplastics understanding worldwide. California is taking a …

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State of California Coast and Ocean Annual Report

WebOur 2021 Annual Coast and Ocean. Report focused mainly on a retrospective of OPC activities and accomplishments. This year, our. report includes a suite of preliminary …

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- California Ocean Protection Council

WebSupport Ocean Health through a Sustainable Blue Economy. Who We Are. The Ocean Protection Council is a Cabinet-level state body that works jointly with state and federal …

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Statewide Microplastics Strategy

WebThe research-focused Science to Inform Future Actiontrack focuses on standardizing measurement approaches and building monitoring capacity to …

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Landmark Statewide Microplastics Strategy Recommends Early

WebThe Statewide Microplastics Strategy sets a multi-year roadmap for California to take a national and global leadership role in managing microplastics pollution. The Strategy …

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Statewide Microplastics Strategy

WebOEHHA California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment . OPC California Ocean Protection Council . OPC SAT California Ocean Protection …

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Development of Microplastics Strategy to Address Coastal …

WebHealth Hazard Assessment, and others, to adopt a Statewide Microplastics Strategy (Strategy). The goal of this Strategy is to increase understanding of the scale …

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Plastic Pollution

WebPlastic pollution is a persistent and growing problem worldwide that significantly impacts the health of our oceans and beaches. Roughly 11 million metric tons of plastics are …

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Upcoming Webinar Series: Microplastics Effects on Human

WebUpcoming Webinar Series: Microplastics Effects on Human and Ecological Health. The Ocean Protection Council, the State Water Resources Control Board staff, and …

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Microplastic Pollution in California

Webmarine ecosystem health. Plastic debris has been observed across most marine habitats, including coastal and open oceans, estuaries, and benthic sediments (Barnes et al. …

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Harmful Algal Bloom in San Francisco Bay Results in

WebHABs, which result from the overgrowth of algae, or phytoplankton such as Pseudo-nitzschia, can produce cyanotoxins that can affect human and aquatic ecosystem health, …

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California at INC-4: On the Road to an International Treaty to End

WebWith global plastics use and production projected to triple by 2060, now is the time for the global community to work together to tackle the plastic pollution crisis and protect our …

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An Underwater Snapshot of Kelp Health in Monterey

WebAn Underwater Snapshot of Kelp Health in Monterey. By Michael Esgro, Senior Biodiversity Program Manager & Tribal Liaison. It was 2013 in Monterey when I learned to scuba dive …

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Marine Pollution

WebMarine Pollution Protecting Water Quality. Pollution is an ongoing threat to the ocean; it harms ecosystems, degrades coastal and ocean water quality, and triggers significant …

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GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR SUSTAINABLE MARINE …

Webpublic health threat levels, and timely growing area re-openings and lifting of advisories and quarantines based on hazard reduction. Make sure that aquaculture …

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Information Item: Update on Implementation of OPC’s Kelp …

WebIn 2021, OPC released an Action Plan for Protecting and Restoring California’s Kelp Forests. This. Action Plan, developed in close collaboration with the California …

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Announcing the Environmental Justice Advisory Group

WebAnnouncing the Environmental Justice Advisory Group. An important component of Ocean Protection Council’s 2021-2025 Strategic Plan is advancing more equitable and …

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State of California Sea Level Rise Guidance: 2024 Science and …

WebPublic Comment. OPC has extended the deadline for public comment on the draft State of California Sea Level Rise Guidance: 2024 Science and Policy Update (Guidance) to …

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Protecting Whales and Sea Turtles & Ensuring Thriving Fisheries

WebAt the October 25, 2018 OPC meeting, the Council approved disbursement of $1 million to the UC Davis Wildlife Health Center to fund California Marine Mammal Stranding …

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Sustainable Blue Economy

WebSustainable Blue Economy Strategic Goal 4: Support ocean health through a sustainable blue economy California’s blue economy can create jobs, support livelihoods, build …

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