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CNRA Open Data Platform Metadata Schema

Published by: California Natural Resources Agency
Last updated: Friday, October 17, 2025
File types: EXCEL (XLSX), HTML, GEOJSON

included in this dataset are helpful links and files on the metadata schema for the CNRA Open Data Platform...

Use of Estuarine, Intertidal, and Subtidal Habitats by Seabirds, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2013

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 17, 2025
File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV, TXT

Seabirds are long-lived, upper trophic level predators that are integral components of marine ecosystems. During the breeding season, seabirds are cen...

Sandy Beach Ecosystems, California South Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2011 to 2013

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 17, 2025
File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV

Sandy beaches are among the most intensely used coastal ecosystems for human recreation and are vitally important to coastal economies. Beaches suppor...

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

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 17, 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 Sandy Beaches and Adjacent Surf Zones, California North Coast MPA Baseline Study, 2014 to 2015

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 17, 2025
File types: PDF, ZIP, CSV, XML

We combined taxonomically detailed surveys of macroinvertebrates and birds with targeted sampling of regionally important focal taxa including surf zo...

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

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 17, 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...

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

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 17, 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...

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

Published by: California Ocean Protection Council
Last updated: Friday, October 17, 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...

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, October 17, 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...

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, October 17, 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 ...