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Rocky Intertidal Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2001 to 2014

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, June 6, 2025
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...

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

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, June 6, 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...

CGS Map Sheet 48: Historic Earthquakes, 1769 to 2015 - California (Magnitude 5.0-plus)

Published by: California Department of Conservation
Last updated: Thursday, June 12, 2025
File types: HTML, ARCGIS GEOSERVICES REST API, CSV, ZIP, GEOJSON, KML

Epicenters of known M≥5 earthquakes from 1769 to 2016 are shown for California and a 100 km area bordering the state. Earthquakes are grouped by: M = ...

Spatial and Economic Human Uses, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 1992 to 2012

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, June 6, 2025
File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV, XML

This study addresses the South Coast MPA Baseline Program objectives by describing human use patterns across the study region and establishing initial...

Mid-Depth Rocky & Soft-Bottom Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2012

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, June 6, 2025
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...

Nearshore Rocky Reefs and Kelp Forests, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, June 6, 2025
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, June 6, 2025
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...

Oceanographic Context for Characterization and Future Evaluation, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2016

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, June 6, 2025
File types: PDF, ZIP, RTF, CSV, TXT

Marine ecosystems along the North Coast of California exist in a highly energetic and variable oceanographic environment that strongly influences the ...

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, June 6, 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, June 6, 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...