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SDOF Shifts Focus to the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Issue
 The Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) was passed by California legislators in 1999 in order to better evaluate the current state of California's coastal waters and to direct the state to create and manage a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) along the California coastline.
Over the past 25 years, the San Diego Oceans Foundation has built a legacy of providing meaningful programs that benefit the needs of the environment. As we enter 2009. we are now working diligently to help provide education and outreach for the MLPA process. In order to be helpful in the MLPA procces, SDOF has put our involvement with artificial reefs on hold. If you would like to help SDOF in our outreadh efforts, please contact us at volunteer@sdoceans.org. For more information about MLPAs please visit this link.
Underwater Parks Day - Saturday January 17th, 2009
Birch Aquarium - 11am - 3pm (All Ages)
Join the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro, Ocean Institute, Dana Point and Birch Aquarium, La Jolla to celebrate ocean conservation and learn more about the process to create Marine Protected Areas in Southern California. The day will include lectures, presentations, interactive activities and handouts about California’s Marine Life Protection Act and its goal of preserving and improving California coastal marine resources.
REEF Monitoring Project
 Saturday, January 24th - Fish ID (9:30AM – 12PM)
With the development of MPA’s now in the spotlight, many people wonder how they can help. Well, we just found a way! Scientists, government agencies, conservation organizations and ocean users of every kind are uniting in search of biological ‘hotspots’. These Areas of Special Biological Significance (ASBS) are just where MPA’s would be of most use…and you can help find them!
Join the San Diego Oceans Foundation's FREE identification training classes and better understand your marine environment! Once you’ve become a fish “expert”, you’ll be able to put your newfound knowledge to good use by volunteering and completing underwater surveys of local marine populations. By reporting what you find, you’ll be diving (or snorkeling) for a cause!
*All classes are held at Ocean Enterprises
To RSVP, please contact cheryl@sdoceans.org. Space is limited!
REEF Dives w/Herb: La Jolla Shores Parking Lot (7AM)
Sunday, January 4th
Sunday, January 18th
Spend Sunday morning diving the Shores with our qualified REEF Instructor! If you've completed one of our REEF ID courses, come out and put your skills to the test! All SCUBA certifications are welcome. To RSVP, please contact cheryl@sdoceans.org.
* REEF dives are weather-dependent and may be canceled in the event of a storm or unusually high surf *
Sea Series at the White Seabass Hatchery in Carlsbad!
Wednesday, January 28th (6:30 – 9PM)
Ever wonder what happens before our white seabass call San Diego Bay home? Well, this is your perfect chance!
Join us as we take a tour of the Leon Raymond Hubbard, Jr. Marine Fish Hatchery. In 1995, the Hatchery was dedicated as one of Southern California's premier aquaculture facilities. Built on land donated by San Diego Gas & Electric on Agua Hedonia Lagoon in Carlsbad, California, this 22,000-square-foot hatchery is an expansion of the successful Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program (OREHP). This program attempts to restore California white seabass populations through innovative aquaculture and fishery enhancement techniques developed at Hubbs SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI). The hatchery, capable of producing over 350,000 juvenile white seabass annually, is the source of SDOF’s White Seabass Restoration Program.
Since space is limited to 25, so RSVP today at cheryl@sdoceans.org!
Volunteer
Opportunities
For more information about the programs below,
check out the January Calendar.
To RSVP for any of these activities, email us at volunteer@sdoceans.org
White Seabass Orientations (San Diego Bay)
 Saturday, January 18th (11:30AM – 12:30PM)
Thursday, January 29th (4:30PM – 5:30PM)
Come out and learn all there is to know about caring for white seabass and replenishing an over-fished marine species. After this short orientation, you’ll be able to volunteer as a “White Seabass Mentor” and really contribute to the betterment of our oceans!
Contact cheryl@sdoceans.org to RSVP.
White Seabass Pen Cleanings
Saturday, January 18th (1 – 4PM)
Are you a certified diver and want to try something new and don't mind getting dirty? We are always looking for dedicated volunteers to help clean our white seabass pens! As time goes by, these pens become COVERED with a variety of marine life that have found the perfect place to settle and take up residency. Problem is that they block out the very vital water and oxygen circulation that are necessary to the health of our little fish! In order to keep them strong and ready for release into the wild, we need to perform regular maintenance on their containment nets. Please contact cheryl@sdoceans.org to dive with a purpose.
* If you are a Dive Master (with insurance) and would like to volunteer a few hours of your time to ensure the safety of others, please let us know. We can't get out there without one!
Simple Ways To Support SDOF
Marine Specimens for our Ocean In Motion Marine Science Education Program
As our Ocean In Motion program starts in January we are in need of specimens such as shark skin & skeletons, crustaceans molts, preserved fish or invertebrates, turtle shells, whale baleens or any marine taxoderms.
Search the Internet using GoodSearch.Com
If you set your default search browser to GoodSearch.com and select the San Diego Oceans Foundation as your charity of choice, we will receive a penny for every click! Some nonprofits make over $5,000 a year. It is simple to use and helps support our programs.
Click here to start using GoodSearch.Com!
Looking to Sell Something on eBay?
You can sell anything you would like on eBay and a portion of your choice will be donated to support the San Diego Oceans Foundation!
Click here to find out more information!
We Also Need...
Freezer storage space for fish specimen
Cordless Phone System with at least 4 Handsets
Newspaper for Storm Drain Stenciling
GPS Unit for Canyon Watch Program
Tool Kit
Organizing Supplies (tubs, bins, drawers)
Snorkels
L-Shaped Desk
Pro Bono Services Needed
Attorney, nonprofit focus
Event Planner
Professional Organizaer
eBay Sales Expert
Contact us at sdoceans@sdoceans.org if you are able to help with any of these items!
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Welcome to 2009! My name is Wendy Pacofsky, and I am the new Board of Directors President. As I look at the year ahead, I’m thrilled at the possibilities for the Foundation! We have an incredibly energetic and capable office staff, a diverse and dedicated Board of Directors, and an amazing network of members and volunteers who are eager to donate their time and energy to see the Foundation grow and succeed in its mission to promote ocean stewardship.
