We asked  study participants representing California’s Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel (CPFV/charter boat) community to share perceptions of their communities’ well-being. Participants across the state rated and discussed the well-being of their CPFV communities... Read MoreRead more about CPFV/charter boat perspectives on their community well-being

We developed a method to refine coarse-scale commercial fishing information using best-available spatial data to model fishing patterns in and around California’s MPAs before and after MPA network implementation. Read the full report – Establishing a Statewide... Read MoreRead more about Overview of commercial fishing spatial data modeling exercise

We asked community members from regional focus groups representing California’s Commercial Passenger Fishing Vessel (CPFV/charter boat) communities to share their perceptions of MPA outcomes.  Read the summary of this key finding below. For the full version of study... Read MoreRead more about CPFV/charter boat perspectives on marine protected area (MPA) outcomes