An update on the Los Angeles Living Shoreline Project (LA-LSP), the purpose of which is to create an innovative multi-habitat living shoreline at Dockweiler State Beach. The project aims to restore approximately four acres of sandy beach and coastal bluff habitat and implement a pilot restoration to establish adjacent offshore eelgrass within a 1-acre footprint.
Topic: Wildlife
Meet the Company Creating Sushi that Heals the Ocean
When the 2011 tsunami struck Japan, the topside damage was easy to see: more than 400,000 homes were destroyed, and over 23,000 people died or went missing. Its underwater devastation took longer to spot. Just as the wave battered human neighborhoods, it blasted apart marine communities. Larger species moved out like refugees and, with few… Continue reading Meet the Company Creating Sushi that Heals the Ocean
California Estuarine Wetland Monitoring Manual (Level 3)
This manual updates a previous framework to guide the development of coastal, perennial estuarine wetland monitoring programs throughout California by providing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and recommended protocols. As a living document that continues to be developed, this version has new and modified protocols, and it is anticipated that further changes to these will be… Continue reading California Estuarine Wetland Monitoring Manual (Level 3)
Pandemic Impacts Habitat Restoration at LAX Dunes
During a year when many people were cooped up inside, Los Angeles Conservation Corps Field Crew Supervisor Damian Morando is grateful to be outside. “I am pulling out a mustard plant. It’s one of three mustard plans that we have, invasive,” he said. “And it spreads.” It’s laborious work at the LAX Dunes but Morando,… Continue reading Pandemic Impacts Habitat Restoration at LAX Dunes
Recycling Fishing Lines
When improperly disposed of or when a line breaks, fishing lines end up abandoned in our marine environment as marine debris and have many harmful consequences. Follow this guidebook to learn how to recycle fishing lines to protect wildlife and boats.
Standard Operating Procedures (6.1): Benthic Invertebrates
This detailed report outlines benthic invertebrates monitoring and evaluation techniques. Prepared for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Standard Operating Procedures (4.2): Fish Minnow Trap and Enclosure Trap
This detailed report outlines fish minnow trap and enclosure trap evaluation techniques. Prepared for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Standard Operating Procedures (4.1): Fish Beach Seine
This detailed report outlines fish beach seine protocols and evaluation techniques. Prepared for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Program Comprehensive Monitoring Program – April 2021
The Santa Monica Bay region needs a Comprehensive Monitoring Program (CMP) to inform the community and interested stakeholders on the status and trends of the condition of key habitats. The purpose of the CMP is to provide a framework to use monitoring data to inform managers, practitioners, and the public on conditions and trends that… Continue reading Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Program Comprehensive Monitoring Program – April 2021
Standard Operating Procedures (8.1): Motion Wildlife Camera Surveys
Standard Operating Procedures for Motion Wildlife Camera Surveys. Prepared for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.