Celebrating a Win for Seagrass in California

September 21, 2017 / by Ronald Morales / aquaculture, california, California Coastal Commission, Climate, Coast Seafoods, Conservation, Fresh Water, Lands, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, Policy, Science & Conservation, seagrass, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy A large area of valuable seagrass was protected from expanded shellfish farming thanks to the California Coastal Commission, a state agency tasked with protecting the California coastline. The initial proposal by Coast Seafoods (a subsidiary of Pacific Seafoods) aimed to farm 922 acres of shellfish in eelgrass habitat. If the vote had gone through, […]