California Ocean Protection Council February 2024 Meeting

OPC Meeting Agenda Thursday, February 29, 2024 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hybrid Meeting California Natural Resources Agency Headquarters Auditorium 715 P Street, Sacramento, California 95814 OPC is committed to ensuring our public meetings are accessible and members of the public can participate by providing written and oral comment on Council matters. For public participation in OPC virtual meetings, view the instructions and see below. This is a hybrid meeting. Councilmembers Megan Rocha, Senator Ben Allen, and Assemblymember Dawn Addis are scheduled to participate remotely. Agenda 1. Welcome, Introductions, and Council Member Updates Katy Landau, Acting Chair (California Environmental Protection Agency) 2. Update from the Executive Director Jenn Eckerle, Executive Director 3. Update from the Science Advisor Liz Whiteman, Ph.D., Executive Director, Ocean Science Trust 4. Informational Item: 2023 Annual State Coast and Ocean Report Justine Kimball, Ph.D., Senior Climate Change Program Manager 5. Informational and Action Item: Consideration and Approval to Augment Funds to Advance Modeling of Ocean Acidification Drivers and Impacts on the Central Coast (Strategic Plan Objective 1.2: Minimize Causes and Impacts of Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia) Martha Sutula, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Christine Sur, Water Quality Program Manager 6. Action Item: Consideration and Approval to Disburse Funds for an Intertidal Biodiversity DNA Barcode Library (Strategic Plan Objective 3.1: Protect and Restore Coastal and Marine Ecosystems) Pike Spector, Biodiversity Program Manager 7. Action Item: Consideration and Approval to Disburse Funds to Reduce the Risk of Whale and Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear (Revised Feb. 28, 2024) (Strategic Plan Objective 3.3: Support Sustainable Marine Fisheries and Thriving Fish and Wildlife Populations) Katie Cieri, Biodiversity Sea Grant Fellow 8. Consent Item: Consideration and Approval to Disburse Funds for the 2024-2026 California Sea Grant Fellowship Program (Added Feb. 23, 2024) Kaitlyn Kalua, Deputy Director 9. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items 10. Arrangements for Next Meeting and Adjournment Tuesday, June 4, 2024, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. CNRA Auditorium and Zoom participation available. Notes: Agenda items may be re-ordered at the discretion of the Council Chair. *** Visit our website: http://www.opc.ca.gov Follow us on social media! http://www.bit.ly/OPC_Instagram http://www.bit.ly/OPC_Twitter http://www.bit.ly/OPC_LinkedIn http://www.bit.ly/OPC_YouTube http://www.bit.ly/OPC_Facebook Subscribe to our email newsletter to stay updated on Council meetings, events, job opportunities, and other ways to get involved and stay informed: http://www.bit.ly/OPC-EMAIL