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Microplastic and Microparticle Data from Surface Water: San Francisco Bay and Adjacent Sanctuaries
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The San Francisco Estuary Institute and 5 Gyres completed a comprehensive regional study of microplastic pollution of a major urban estuary and adjacent ocean... -
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ROV Surveys of the Mid-depth and Deep Subtidal Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
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Marine Applied Research and Exploration (MARE) preformed quantitative baseline surveys within the NCSR in 2014 and 2015 with the overall goal to describe the... -
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California Collaborative Fisheries Research Program
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From 2007-2016, CA Collaborative Fisheries Research Program (CCFRP) scientists and fishermen have conducted hook-and-line surveys within three Central Coast State... -
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Use of Estuarine, Intertidal, and Subtidal Habitats by Seabirds, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2013
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Seabirds are long-lived, upper trophic level predators that are integral components of marine ecosystems. During the breeding season, seabirds are central place... -
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Marine Protected Area Statewide Leadership Team Work Plan
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The Leadership Team has identified the following focal areas as key to successful management of MPAs which make up the MPA Management Program: Outreach and Education,... -
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Characterization of Nearshore Fish Communities Associated with Rocky Reef Habitats, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
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To characterize the fish communities associated with nearshore rocky reef habitat, we collaborated with commercial passenger fishing vessel (CPFV) captains and... -
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Citizen Scientist Monitoring of Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2016
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RCCA volunteer citizen scientists conducted 18 visual scuba transects at each monitoring site to survey densities and sizes of ecologically and economically important... -
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Sandy Beach Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2013
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Sandy beaches are among the most intensely used coastal ecosystems for human recreation and are vitally important to coastal economies. Beaches support unique... -
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Characterization of Sandy Beaches and Adjacent Surf Zones, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
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We combined taxonomically detailed surveys of macroinvertebrates and birds with targeted sampling of regionally important focal taxa including surf zone fishes, kelp... -
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Characterization of Human Uses and the Socioeconomic Dimensions, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 1992 to 2014
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The primary goal of this project was to inform long-term marine protected area (MPA) monitoring efforts by gathering up-to-date socioeconomic information to... -
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Spatial and Economic Human Uses, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 1992 to 2012
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This study addresses the South Coast MPA Baseline Program objectives by describing human use patterns across the study region and establishing initial data points for... -
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Keystone Marine Species and Ecosystems, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015
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This project, Informing the North Coast MPA Baseline: Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Keystone Marine Species and Ecosystems, applies Tribal/Indigenous... -
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channel-islands-marine-protected-areas-first-5-years-of-monitoring-2003-2008_all-habitats
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Results from the first 5 years of baseline monitoring of marine protected areas 2003-2008. Learn about the biological, ecological and socioeconomic conditions around... -
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South Coast State of the Region Report, Snapshots and Supplemental Reports All Habitats 2011-2015
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State of the South Coast Region-Results from Baseline Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas 2011-2015. Learn about the biological, ecological, oceanographic, and... -
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Methodological comparison of multiple MPA rocky ecosystem monitoring techniques
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California recently completed the implementation of a large network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) across the state via legislation called the Marine Life... -
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Central Coast State of the Region Report All Habitats 2007-2012
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State of the Central Coast Region-Results from Baseline Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas 2007-2012. Learn about the biological, ecological, oceanographic, and... -
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Estuarine & Wetland Ecosystems Monitoring
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A report prepared for the California Ocean Science Trust on the first steps in developing an approach to leveraging existing monitoring programs -
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Marine Protected Area Monitoring Action Plan 2018
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California’s MPAs are adaptively managed as a network through the MPA Management Program which consists of four focal areas: 1) outreach and education, 2) enforcement... -
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Oceanographic Context for Characterization and Future Evaluation, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2016
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Marine ecosystems along the North Coast of California exist in a highly energetic and variable oceanographic environment that strongly influences the dynamics and... -
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North Central Coast State of the Region Report, Supplemental Reports All Habitats_2010-2015
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State of the North Central Coast Region-Results from Baseline Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas 2010-2015. Learn about the biological, ecological, oceanographic,...