Journal graphic designer and photographer Drew Hyland zoomed through the skies on Monday to get a look at the sites along our stretch of coast that could become marine protected areas under the Marine Life Protection Act. Check out his great video, below. After that, if you haven’t already done so, you might want to […]
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Scenes From Tribes’ MLPA Protest
Big rigs, many of them empty log trucks, blared support as they passed the 25 or so protesters, most from local tribes, gathered on both sides of Highway 101 Tuesday afternoon in front of the Red Lion Hotel in Eureka. Inside the Red Lion, the California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative Master Plan Science Advisory […]
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Dead Blue Whale Report: Permit Violations
Remember the dead blue whale that washed ashore near Fort Bragg in October, after having been hit and mortally gashed by a research vessel? The vessel, “Pacific Star,” was mapping the sea floor to gather habitat data for the state’s Marine Life Protection Act implementation process. Well, reports Dan Bacher of the San Francisco Bay […]
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MLPA Science Advisory Team Picked
Forest. The scientists who will advise development of marine life protection areas on the North Coast of California have been appointed — by outgoing Department of Fish and Game Director Donald Koch, who resigned last week and whose last day in office will be Nov. 1. The science team includes several notables — but not […]