Addressing one of the most urgent societal challenges of the Information Age – ensuring that valued digital information will be accessible not just today, but in the future – requires solutions that are at least as much economic and social as technical, according to a new report by a Blue Ribbon Task Force.

Conserving marine resources while minimizing unnecessary closures to recreational fishing, ensuring that sustainable recreational activities will be available to the public now and into the future, is the ultimate goal California's leading marine conservation partnership.

Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman today announced members of the Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Initiative's Second Phase Blue Ribbon Task Force to further MLPA implementation. Former San Diego Mayor Susan Golding was named task force chair.